[pypy-issue] [issue846] TypeError: type 'basestring' is not an acceptable base class

[Janno]

New submission from Janno <mail at janno-kaiser.de>:

I just noticed this while trying to install nltk with pypy1.6:

# pypy --version
Python 2.7.1 (d8ac7d23d3ec, Aug 17 2011, 11:51:18)
[PyPy 1.6.0 with GCC 4.4.3]
# pypy -c 'class A(basestring): pass'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "app_main.py", line 53, in run_toplevel
  File "app_main.py", line 533, in run_it
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: type 'basestring' is not an acceptable base class


# python2.7 --version
Python 2.7.1
# python2.7 -c 'class A(basestring): pass'

(no output, as expected)

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messages: 3015
nosy: Janno, pypy-issue
priority: bug
status: unread
title: TypeError: type 'basestring' is not an acceptable base class

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