New-style classes (was Re: Python 2.2 properties)

[Stefan Schwarzer]

Hello Alex

Alex Martelli wrote:
> AFAIK, setting the module-global __metaclass__ is the way to
> do that.  However, not the way you do it:
> 
> >>> __metaclass__ = object
> 
> This doesn't work because object is not designed as a metaclass:
[...]
> Rather:
> 
> >>> __metaclass__ = type
> >>> class X: pass
> ...
> >>> x=X()
> >>>
> 
> type is the metaclass you want to use here (and you can set the
> module-global __metaclass__ back to types.ClassType to go back
> to having classic classes by default).

Thank you very much for this clarification! :-)

Stefan