[Python-Dev] [RELEASED] Python 2.7 alpha 2

[Benjamin Peterson]

2010/1/11 Jack Diederich <jackdied at gmail.com>:
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> wrote:
>> As an example, the one library I've already ported used a metaclass.  I don't
>> see any way to specify that the metaclass should be used in a portable way.
>> In Python 2.6 it's:
>>
>> class Foo:
>>    __metaclass__ = Meta
>>
>> and in Python 3 it's:
>>
>> class Foo(metaclass=Meta):
>>
>> 2to3 made that pain go away.
>
> [sidebar]
> 1) the metaclass fixer was a PITA to implement.

Does this make it any less useful, though? :)



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Regards,
Benjamin