guido van rossum hoaufpythonorg tue mar 18 2008 1014 pm jack diederich wrote cant backport __prepare__ syntax without requiring metaclass definition class line __metaclass__ definition end class 26 cant find execute class late use custom dictionary thats fine need carrots encourage people upgrade wish thought yesterday guido van rossum home page httpwwwpythonorgguido _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom wed 06 aug 2008 110628 0700 pythondev backporting pep 3115 metaclass __prepare__