Python · OOP: Classes & Inheritance

Normally you can tack new attributes onto an instance at runtime. What backs that ability, what does it cost, and how does slots change it?

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Normally you can tack new attributes onto an instance at runtime. What backs that ability, what does it cost, and how does __slots__ change it?

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Normally you can tack new attributes onto an instance at runtime. What backs that ability, what does it cost, and how does slots change it?