On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:27:07 -0700, Alex Martelli wrote: > You should always use new-style classes in order to avoid having to stop > and make a decision each time you code a class -- having to stop and ask > yourself "do I need any of the many extra features of new-style classes > here, or will legacy classes suffice?" each and every time.
I can sympathize with your argument. I have taught myself to _always_ indicate when turning the car, even when I don't need to. I do it without thinking, even when turning from my own driveway into my garage (much to my wife's amusement). And that way, I don't have to think on the road "do I need to indicate now or not?", I just do it. Rather than keep arguing my case (life is short...) I'll just mention that both Fredrik Lundh and Aahz were very dismissive of the suggestion that people should stop using classic classes back in July 2005. http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread25853.html e.g. Aahz wrote: "There's a big difference between being gung-ho on new-style classes and telling people to stop using old-style classes." Have they changed their mind since then? Not that I'm suggesting that their opinions outweigh Alex's, but I'm not sure that the situation vis-a-vis classes has changed that much since 2005. If it has, perhaps I should be revising my opinion too. -- Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
