[Python-Dev] a strange case

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

I wrote:
 > Here's a strange case we just ran across, led along by a typo in an
 > import statement.  This is using the head of the 2.2.x maintenance
 > branch; I've not tested this against the trunk yet.

Ok, the trunk does a little better, but the error message is a little
confusing:

Python 2.3b1+ (#2, May 16 2003, 14:42:51)
[GCC 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-113)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import os
>>> class Foo(os):
...   pass
...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: function takes at most 2 arguments (3 given)
>>> class Foo(os, sys):
...   pass
...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: function takes at most 2 arguments (3 given)



  -Fred

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