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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. 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 :c:func:`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*.