[Python-Dev] Default constructor values (Re: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/lib libfuncs.tex,1.134,1.135)
Greg Ewing
greg@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz
Thu, 12 Jun 2003 16:57:49 +1200 (NZST)
Tim:
> [Greg Ewing]
> > Why on earth would you be trying to instantiate something
> > without having any idea what parameters are required?
>
> For example, unpickling can need to do this when a type uses the
> __getstate__ + __setstate__ pickle subsystem
But that can't possibly work for immutable types.
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