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- :mod:`new` --- Creation of runtime internal objects
- ===================================================
- .. module:: new
- :synopsis: Interface to the creation of runtime implementation objects.
- :deprecated:
- .. deprecated:: 2.6
- The :mod:`new` module has been removed in Python 3.0. Use the :mod:`types`
- module's classes instead.
- .. sectionauthor:: Moshe Zadka <moshez@zadka.site.co.il>
- The :mod:`new` module allows an interface to the interpreter object creation
- functions. This is for use primarily in marshal-type functions, when a new
- object needs to be created "magically" and not by using the regular creation
- functions. This module provides a low-level interface to the interpreter, so
- care must be exercised when using this module. It is possible to supply
- non-sensical arguments which crash the interpreter when the object is used.
- The :mod:`new` module defines the following functions:
- .. function:: instance(class[, dict])
- This function creates an instance of *class* with dictionary *dict* without
- calling the :meth:`__init__` constructor. If *dict* is omitted or ``None``, a
- new, empty dictionary is created for the new instance. Note that there are no
- guarantees that the object will be in a consistent state.
- .. function:: instancemethod(function, instance, class)
- This function will return a method object, bound to *instance*, or unbound if
- *instance* is ``None``. *function* must be callable.
- .. function:: function(code, globals[, name[, argdefs[, closure]]])
- Returns a (Python) function with the given code and globals. If *name* is given,
- it must be a string or ``None``. If it is a string, the function will have the
- given name, otherwise the function name will be taken from ``code.co_name``. If
- *argdefs* is given, it must be a tuple and will be used to determine the default
- values of parameters. If *closure* is given, it must be ``None`` or a tuple of
- cell objects containing objects to bind to the names in ``code.co_freevars``.
- .. function:: code(argcount, nlocals, stacksize, flags, codestring, constants, names, varnames, filename, name, firstlineno, lnotab)
- This function is an interface to the :cfunc:`PyCode_New` C function.
- .. XXX This is still undocumented!
- .. function:: module(name[, doc])
- This function returns a new module object with name *name*. *name* must be a
- string. The optional *doc* argument can have any type.
- .. function:: classobj(name, baseclasses, dict)
- This function returns a new class object, with name *name*, derived from
- *baseclasses* (which should be a tuple of classes) and with namespace *dict*.