Problem subclassing tuple

[Aahz]

In article <mailman.1051631814.18940.python-list at python.org>,
John Wilson <tug at wilson.co.uk> wrote:
>
>class Holder(tuple):
>    def __init__(self, *values):
>        tuple.__init__(self, values)
>
>When I try to create an instance:
>
>Holder(1, 2)
>
>I get:
>TypeError: tuple() takes at most 1 argument (2 given)

Use __new__ instead of __init__.
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