[Python-Dev] Removing types module from stdlib

[Kevin Jacobs]

On Fri, 31 May 2002, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> I want to outlaw (or at least discourage) creating new subclasses of
> the basestring type (in current CVS it's called string, but it will be
> renamed soon).

Ah -- I knew I was missing something fundamental.

Thanks,
-Kevin

PS: I like stringbase better than basestring.  Not that it matters much.

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