CONSTRUCT - New/Old Style Classes, build-in/extension types

[Steve Holden]

Ilias Lazaridis wrote:
> Steve Holden wrote:
> 
>>Paul Boddie wrote:
>>
>>>Ilias Lazaridis wrote:
>>
>>[...]
>>
>>>>Have those old style classes any benefits?
>>>
>>>
>>>That you don't have to write the bizarre conceptual accident that is
>>>"(object)" when declaring a "top-level" class?
>>>
>>
>>Though of course the easiest way to enforce your classes to new style is
>>to begin each module with
>>
>>__metaclass__ = type
> 
> 
> I assume placing this in the central site import (e.g.
> sitecustomize.py) would collapse python? (I don't want to try it, maybe
> someone has an isolated instance available for trials).
> 
I don't think it would "collapse Python", but since each module requires 
its own __metaclass__ setting it certainly wouldn't change much.

regards
  Steve
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