[Python-Dev] cls for metaclass?

[Guido van Rossum]

I think it should be `cls` and flake8 etc. should be fixed.

On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 11:34 AM, Pim Schellart <p.schellart at princeton.edu>
wrote:

> Dear Python developers,
>
> PEP 8 says:
>
> "Always use self for the first argument to instance methods.
>
> Always use cls for the first argument to class methods.”
>
> But what about metaclasses?
> PEP 3115 seems to suggest `cls`, and so do many Python books, however
> tools such as flake8 don’t seem to like it.
> Is there a consensus opinion, and should PEP 8 be updated?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Pim Schellart
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