PEP idea. ( removing __slots__ )

[simon place]

> No. Some classes have slots for efficiency, and their subclasses have
> dictionaries for generality.
> 
> Likewise, some classes have slots to save the dictionary for most
> instances, but some instances may need additional attributes, in which
> case Python creates the dictionary on-the-fly.

I know subclasses can add a __dict__, but i really thought a class with 
__slots__ could not have a __dict__, doesn't the script below show this 
behavior?


PythonWin 2.3b2 (#43, Jun 29 2003, 16:43:04) [MSC v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] 
on win32.
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 >>> class A(object):
... 	__slots__=['a']
... 	
 >>> b=A()
 >>> b
<__main__.A object at 0x00EFABF0>
 >>> b.__dict__
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
AttributeError: 'A' object has no attribute '__dict__'
 >>> b.a
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
AttributeError: a
 >>> b.a=1
 >>> b.a
1
 >>> b.b=1
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
AttributeError: 'A' object has no attribute 'b'
 >>>