arbitrary getattr fails on classes that inherit object but not on object

Asked Jan 31 '17 at 06:26

Active Jan 31 '17 at 06:32

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Can anyone tell why this piece of code fails:

object.__setattr__(object(), 'non-existing-attribute', 200)

But this not:

class K(object):
    pass

object.__setattr__(K(), 'non-existing-attribute', 200)

edited Jan 31 '17 at 06:32

martineau

asked Jan 31 '17 at 06:26

Oded Badt

obviously I meant object.__setattr__(object(), 'non-existing-attribute', 200) – Oded Badt Jan 31 '17 at 06:27
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You can edit your question. – Ry- Jan 31 '17 at 06:28

arbitrary __getattr__ fails on classes that inherit object but not on object