Index: typeobject.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Objects/typeobject.c,v
retrieving revision 2.126.4.4
diff -u -r2.126.4.4 typeobject.c
--- typeobject.c	17 Mar 2002 18:57:07 -0000	2.126.4.4
+++ typeobject.c	1 Apr 2002 13:29:09 -0000
@@ -170,7 +170,10 @@
 		    (kwds == NULL ||
 		     (PyDict_Check(kwds) && PyDict_Size(kwds) == 0)))
 			return obj;
-		type = obj->ob_type;
+		/* If the type of object returned is not what is expected,
+		   assume that it is fully initialized. */
+		if(type != obj->ob_type)
+			return obj;
 		if (type->tp_init != NULL &&
 		    type->tp_init(obj, args, kwds) < 0) {
 			Py_DECREF(obj);