title: Python object deleting itself
body: <p>Why won't this work?  I'm trying to make an instance of a class delete itself.</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; class A():
      def kill(self):
          del self
  
  
  &gt;&gt;&gt; a = A()
  &gt;&gt;&gt; a.kill()
  &gt;&gt;&gt; a
  &lt;__main__.A instance at 0x01F23170&gt;
  </code></pre>