[New-bugs-announce] [issue16608] subclass str fails

[David W. Lambert]

New submission from David W. Lambert:

http://forums.devshed.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=2838814

>>> class c(tuple):
...  def __init__(s,a,b):
...   tuple.__init__(s,a)
...   self.b = b
...
>>> c(tuple(),666)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: tuple() takes at most 1 argument (2 given)
>>>

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components: Interpreter Core
messages: 176928
nosy: LambertDW
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: subclass str fails
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.2

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