def __init__(self, filename=None):
        self.filename = None
        if filename:
            self.load(filename)
def test_supertype(self):
        self.assert_(isinstance(None, NullType))
        self.assert_(isinstance(Optional('a'), NullType))
        self.assert_(isinstance(NotPassed, NotPassedType))
        self.assert_(isinstance(NotPassed, NullType))