Normally, "class Foo:" in Python 2 creates a "classic" class, but in Python 3, all classes are "new-style" classes, which you can get in Python 2 by doing "class Foo(object):", i.e. inheriting from "object". But, you can also get a new-style classes from "class Foo:" in Python 2 by setting the global "__metaclass__" variable to "type", which makes the code less cluttered. Note: it is still necessary to inherit from "object" in Python 2 to get a new-style class if the class is otherwise inheriting only from "classic" classes.
* mandos: Set "__metaclass__ = type" globally for Python 2, and remove inheriting from "object" in all places possible. * mandos-ctl: - '' -