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Author pitrou
Recipients docs@python, eric.snow, jcea, meador.inge, pitrou, rhettinger, serhiy.storchaka
Date 2012-07-25.23:05:31
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sys.getsizeof() is not for production code, it's for experimenting and getting information at the command prompt. It's quite useful when you know its limitations.

I'd argue that implementing __sizeof__ for user types doesn't make much sense (except C extension types, which are CPython-specific).
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2012-07-25 23:05:31pitrousetrecipients: + pitrou, rhettinger, jcea, meador.inge, docs@python, eric.snow, serhiy.storchaka
2012-07-25 23:05:31pitrousetmessageid: <1343257531.93.0.571099850008.issue15436@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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