Is this a bug with __del__()

[Gareth McCaughan]

Costas Menico wrote:

> >> Why does the __del__ get called for a class when all I am doing is
> >> creating an object? It seems to be a problem..
> >
> >Probably because the object you've created gets destroyed when python
> >cleans up prior to exiting.
> 
> Have you tired running it? Why does the "Delete called" show up before
> the "program end"?

I've tried running it. I get

  | Program End
  | Delete called

exactly as I'd expect. What version of Python are you using?

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