class RecursiveCatcher:
        def __init__(self):
            global stack_depth
            stack_depth = 0
            self.no_of_getattribute_calls = 0

        def __getattribute__(self, attr_name):
            # We need something that is outside the scope of this class:
            global stack_depth
            stack_depth += 1

            if stack_depth<=10: # to prevent a stack overflow
                self.no_of_getattribute_calls += 1
                # Oops! We just accessed an attribute (no_of_getattribute_calls)
                # Guess what happens when self.no_of_getattribute_calls is
                # accessed?

            # Using 'object' directly because using super() here will also
            # trigger a __getattribute__() call.
            return object.__getattribute__(self, attr_name)

        def my_method(self):
            pass

    def test_getattribute_is_a_bit_overzealous_sometimes(self):
        catcher = self.RecursiveCatcher()
        catcher.my_method()
        global stack_depth
        self.assertEqual(11, stack_depth)