[Python-Dev] Python-dev Summary for 2002-09-16 to 2002-09-30

[Samuele Pedroni]

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> `builtins instance have modifiable __class__?`__
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> __ http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-September/028978.html
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> Samuele Pedroni asked if being able to directly assigning to __class__ was
> allowed.  Guido said "In 2.3, it's disallowed".  It is highly discouraged
> in 2.2.2 but  still doable.
>

my question and the limitation refer only to builtin types (int,dict ...), for
instances of (user-defined) subtypes __class__ will be still modifiable.

regards.