[Python-Dev] making weakref.ref objects subclassable

[Tim Peters]

[Anthony Baxter]
> Why can I forsee the strings "garbage collector" and "subclasses of
> weakrefs", along with "discovered in Zope3", appearing in the 2.4.1 2.4.2
> and 2.4.3 release announcements? <0.5 wink>

Because you've recently seen the strings "garbage collector" and "subclasses
of weakrefs", and suffer a compulsion to parrot them <wink>?  If so, review
the patch instead.  If there's a bug in the patch, it's probably already
there.