[Python-Dev] Default metaclass in Python 3.0 modules (was: PEP: Consolidating names and classes in the unittest module (updated 2008-07-15)) (original) (raw)

Ben Finney ben+python at benfinney.id.au
Tue Jul 15 12:04:33 CEST 2008

"Benjamin Peterson" <musiccomposition at gmail.com> writes:

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote: > The unittest module will gain the following attribute, to set the > default metaclass for classes in the module and thus make all classes > in the module part of the new-style type hierarchy:: > > metaclass = type

It's already done. Line 94-95 in unittest.py (trunk): # All classes defined herein are 'new-style' classes, allowing use of 'super()' metaclass = type

Hmm, you're right; I see that in Python 2.5.2 'unittest.py'.

Why is it not there in 3.0's 'unittest.py'? Is this achieved some other way?

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