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Python: Is there way to get list of instances of particular class through class itself?

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Is there way to get list of instances of particular class through class itself? via metaclass or any other method?

If class is object is it possible to delete it? If it is possible then how instances of that class will behave?

posted Jan 24, 2014 by Bob Wise

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Ans 1: Not automatically, but you can make a class that keeps track of its instances with a weak reference system.

Ans 2: It's possible to unbind the name, but every instance retains a reference to its class, so the class itself won't disappear until there are no instances left of it.

answer Jan 24, 2014 by Kiran Kumar
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