circuitpython/tests/basics/object_new.py

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# object.__new__(cls) is the only way in Python to allocate empty
# (non-initialized) instance of class.
# See e.g. http://infohost.nmt.edu/tcc/help/pubs/python/web/new-new-method.html
# TODO: Find reference in CPython docs
class Foo:
def __init__(self):
print("in __init__")
self.attr = "something"
o = object.__new__(Foo)
#print(o)
print(hasattr(o, "attr"))
print(isinstance(o, Foo))
o.__init__()
#print(dir(o))
print(hasattr(o, "attr"))
print(o.attr)
# should only be able to call __new__ on user types
try:
object.__new__(1)
except TypeError:
print("TypeError")
try:
object.__new__(int)
except TypeError:
print("TypeError")