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@@ -1460,8 +1460,9 @@ class MyMetaClass(type):
         attrs['a'] = 'abcde'
         return type.__new__(cls, name, parents, attrs)
 ```
-* **New() is a class method that gets called before init(). If it returns an instance of its class, then that instance gets passed to init() as a 'self' argument, unless it is called directly as in example above.**
+* **New() is a class method that gets called before init(). If it returns an instance of its class, then that instance gets passed to init() as a 'self' argument.
 * **It receives the same arguments as init(), except for the first one that specifies the desired class of returned instance.**
+* **New() can also be called directly, usually from a new() method of a child class (`'def __new__(cls): return super().__new__(cls)'`), in which case init() is not called.**
 
 ### Metaclass Attribute
 **When class is created it checks if it has metaclass defined. If not, it recursively checks if any of his parents has it defined and eventually comes to type.**