Inheriting from object

[Fuzzyman]

The reason I ask is that I often (well... a couple of times anyway) see
cryptic omments like :

    and if you inherit from object you get all the benefits of new
style classes

Now I know about the advantages of inheriting from the built in types
(if that's what you want to do) -but am a bit fuzzier on the 'general
benefits'.

I'm vaguely aware of properties.... I'll have to explore them at some
point.

Best Regards,

Fuzzy
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