Determining if an object is a class?

[Nick Vatamaniuc]

Clay,
Search Google for it. Here is one good explanation with code examples
by Michael Fotsch:
http://www.geocities.com/foetsch/python/new_style_classes.htm
Nick V.


placid wrote:
> Clay_Culver at yahoo.com wrote:
> > I need to find out if an object is a class.  Using new style classes
> > this is very easy:
> >
> > class Test(object): pass
> >
> > obj = Test
> >    or
> > obj = Test()
> >
> > if type(obj) == type:
> >     # this is a class object..
> > else:
> >     # this not a class object
> >
> > But this fails for old style classes.  For example:
> >
> > class OldStyleObject: pass
> >
>
> Why is there old and new classes? What are the differences?
> 
> --Cheers