deleting an object in python

1class Thing(object):
2    # The function below runs when this object is deleted.
3    # I just put it there so you can visulise it properly.
4    def __del__(self): 
5        print("Object was deleted.")
6    
7    def func(self):
8        print("Random function ran from class Thing().")
9
10random_object = Thing()
11random_object.func() # Run the function so you know the class exists.
12del random_object # Delete the object. Will run the __del__ function when done this.
13
14# Try to run the func() function now, it won't run because the object is deleted.
15random_object.func() # Produces NameError.

1>>> class Test:
2...     def __del__(self):
3...         print "deleted"
4... 
5>>> test = Test()
6>>> del test
7deleted