#NEWLINE# @ classmethod #NEWLINE# def _new( cls , * args , **kwargs ) : #NEWLINE# #INDENT# ( rows , cols , flat_list ) = cls . _handle_creation_inputs ( * args , ** kwargs ) #NEWLINE# self = object . __new__ ( cls ) #NEWLINE# self . rows = rows #NEWLINE# self . cols = cols #NEWLINE# self . _mat = list ( flat_list ) #NEWLINE# return cls