Python: A basic implementation of `__new__()` that invokes the same method in the superclass.

basic_class_new_method.py

"""
Whenever I want to implement my own __new__() for a class, I've usually forgotten
the incantation for calling the method in the superclass, so I'm making note of it
here.
"""
class Fubar(object):
  def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
    """
    To use, replace `Fubar` in the call to `super()` with the name of this class.
    """
    instance = super(Fubar, cls).__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
    # You code here...
    return instance