This is something I've typed way too many times:
Py> class C():
File "<stdin>", line 1
class C():
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntaxIt'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.
Which leads in to the real question: Does this *really* need to be a syntax error? Or could it be used as an easier way to spell "class C(object):"?
Then, in Python 3K, simply drop support for omitting the parentheses from class definitions - require inheriting from ClassicClass instead. This would also have the benefit that the elimination of defaulting to classic classes would cause a syntax error rather than subtle changes in behaviour.
Cheers, Nick.
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Nick Coghlan | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Brisbane, Australia
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