Re: [Python-Dev] Requesting that a class be a new-style class

I didn't dig into the C but does having 'type' as metaclass guarantee the same behavior as inheriting 'object' or does object provide something type doesn't? *wince*

No, they're equivalent. __metaclass__ = type cause the base class to be object, and a base class of object causes the metaclass to be type. But I agree wholeheartedly: class C(object): is much preferred. -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)