[Python-Dev] Grammar change in classdef

Talin talin at acm.org
Sat Sep 16 22:32:55 CEST 2006


Nick Coghlan wrote:
> As for the reason: it makes it possible to use the same style for classes 
> without bases as is used for functions without arguments. Prior to this 
> change, there was a sharp break in the class syntax, such that if you got rid 
> of the last base class you had to get rid of the parentheses as well.

Is the result a new-style or classic-style class? It would be nice if 
using the empty parens forced a new-style class...

-- Talin


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