Class variable inheritance

[Lie Ryan]

Terry Reedy wrote:
> Lie Ryan wrote:
> 
>>
>> Note that when the python interpreter meets this statement:
>>
>> class B(P):
>>     def foo(self):
>>         print('ab')
>>     X = 'f'
>>
>> the compiler sees a class statement -> create a new blank class
>>                                     -> assign P as the new class' parent
> 
> No, it saves the name 'B' and bases tuple P, and create a new *dict*, 
> call it d here though it is anonymous as far as the class body is 
> concerned.

Neat, I'd never thought that it creates the ".__dict__" before the class 
itself.