instantiation inside __init__

From: Arjun A.A. Babu (arjun.babu_at_soc-soft.com)
Date: 06/03/04 

Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 16:08:14 +0530
To: <python-list@python.org>

Hi All,
        The following program became an endless loop. I have
instantiated inside the constructor. Can somebody explain me why?

class C:
    def __init__(a):
        print "initialized"
        myInstacne2 = C()
               
myInstance1 = C()

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