> > This is something I've typed way too many times: > > > > Py> class C(): > > File "<stdin>", line 1 > > class C(): > > ^ > > SyntaxError: invalid syntax > > > > It's the asymmetry with functions that gets to me - defining a > > function with no arguments still requires parentheses in the > > definition statement, but defining a class with no bases requires the > > parentheses to be omitted.
It's fine to fix this in 2.5. I guess I can add this to my list of early oopsies -- although to the very bottom. :-) It's *not* fine to make C() mean C(object). (We already have enough other ways to declaring new-style classes.) -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com