Cute 'proxy' with __new__

[Aahz]

In article <pan.2002.12.30.21.55.44.730039 at compy.attbi.com>,
 <jerf at compy.attbi.com> wrote:
>
>    loadedFiles = {}
>    def __new__(cls, filename, init = None):
>        try: return cls.loadedFiles[filename]
>        except: pass

You should update your try/except to catch specific exceptions; what
happens if the user presses ctrl-C?
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