"Robert Rawlins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What is the benefit of extending the base 'object' class? What does that > give me that en empty, non subclassed object doesn't?
In Python 2.x, "classic" classes (which are not part of the unified type hierarchy) are deprecated, and exist only for backward compatibility with old code. You need to create "new-style" classes <URL:http://www.python.org/doc/newstyle/> by inheriting from some class that is part of the unified type hierarchy; if there is no obvious candidate, 'object' is the recommended choice. In Python 3.0, classic classes are no longer supported and this issue goes away. -- \ Q: “I've heard that Linux causes cancer...” Torvalds: “That's a | `\ filthy lie. Besides, it was only in rats and has not been | _o__) reproduced in humans.” —Linus Torvalds | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
