Why type ->new? Have your package create a function so that the package name itself is the constructor! For example, you can have: 
my $e = Example::Module->new(@list);

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or 
my $e = Example::Module(@list);

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Both are supported by the snippet code! Even works if ->new is inherited, and doesn't disturb any other class methods.
package Example::Module;

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sub Example::Module {
  return "Example::Module" unless @_;
  Example::Module::->new(@_); # extra colons are necessary
}

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Re: Create a constructor named the same as your package name!
by DrHyde (Prior) on Jul 01, 2004 at 13:03 UTC
    So you've created a subroutine in some other namespace. That's not something I'd want to encourage.
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Re: Create a constructor named the same as your package name!
by Solo (Deacon) on Jul 01, 2004 at 13:41 UTC
    Neat idea, but what if a constructor needs no arguments?

    --Solo
    --
    You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake; well, this could be it, sweetheart.
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      I'm confused, what's wrong with this?

      my $e = Example::Module();

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        my $e = Example::Module();

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        That would be the same as: 
        my $e = "Example::Module";

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        So no, it doesn't work. I thought about it for a while... and I can't figure out a way around that corner case that doesn't break other class methods. Oh well... gotta say "new" sometime, I guess.

        -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker
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