:mod:`new` --- Creation of runtime internal objects

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.. module:: new

   :synopsis: Interface to the creation of runtime implementation objects.

   :deprecated:

.. deprecated:: 2.6

   The :mod:`new` module has been removed in Python 3.0.

.. 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 :cfunc:`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*.