Why does "h" instance stay alive? class Moo: cnt = 0 def __init__(self, x): self.x = x self.__class__.cnt += 1 if self.__class__.cnt > 2: self.crush_me() def crush_me(self): print 'Will self be crushed?' self = None
f = Moo(1) g = Moo(2) h = Moo(3) print f print g print h =============== RESTART ==== Will self be crushed? <__main__.Moo instance at 0x00CC9260> <__main__.Moo instance at 0x00CC9468> <__main__.Moo instance at 0x00CC94B8> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list