[Python-Dev] How to suppress instance __dict__?

[David Abrahams]

I am generating extension types derived from a type which is derived
from int 'int' by calling the metaclass; in order to prevent instances
of the most-derived type from getting an instance __dict__ I am
putting an empty tuple in the class __dict__ as '__slots__'.  The
problem with this hack is that it disables pickling of these babies:

   "a class that defines __slots__ without defining __getstate__
    cannot be pickled"

Yes, I can define __getstate__, __setstate__, and __getinitargs__ (the
only one that can actually do any work, since ints are immutable),
but I was wondering if there's a more straightforward way to suppress
the instance __dict__ in the derived classes.

TIA,
-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com