[Python-Dev] PEP 3000 and new style classes (original) (raw)

Tristan Seligmann mithrandi-python-dev at mithrandi.za.net
Thu Sep 8 23:13:07 CEST 2005

Yes, you are right. But this way, you are making explicit a behavior that will be implicit in the future.

For example, we could also do: two = float(4)/float(2) instead of from future import division two = 4/2

Why does it matter if the single statement you insert is spelled "metaclass = type" instead of "from future import whatever"? Remember, unlike the division example, you would only have to insert one statement, as opposed to changing every use of integer division.

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