text_combined: robert brewer rsgairznaminusorg guido van rossum wrote wed apr 2 2008 1157 pm paul prescod wrote anyone else find odd types things classes classes things types typesocketsocket typeabc socketsocket__class__ abc__class__ recent talk could explain historical quirk understand possible make types behave basically exactly like classes classes behave exactly like types important difference anymore think still historical quirk maybe bite bullet fix py3k still type class part language one builtin function metaclass keyword thatsgrating livable maybe change class classdef type class code like isinstancex type doesnt look sowrong hand function builtinmetaclass go def keyword asymmetry implies semantic conflict somewhere doesnt prove implies robert brewer rsgairznaminusorg _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom wed 06 aug 2008 232300 0700 python3000 types classes