On Mar 5, 9:51 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > If I understand your question, classes are not singletons: > > > >>>> ll=[] > > > >>>> for i in range(2): > > > > import string > > > > ll[i]=string > > > > Where's the IndexError? :-) > > > > I accept my question about classes being singletons is not well-formed, > > > not even in my own mind. I guess one way of asking is, for any two class > > > objects (not instances) C1 and C2, does "C1 == C2" imply "C1 is C2"? > > Similarly, no. > > >>> class metaC( type ): > > ... def __eq__( self, other ): > ... return True > ...>>> class C( metaclass= metaC ): > > ... pass > ...>>> class D( metaclass= metaC ): > > ... pass > ...>>> C==D > True > >>> C is D > > False > > +1 raised eyebrow
Well, you're not going to believe me, but a <scaryword>"bar"</ scaryword> just had an idea. Don't forget: class C( metaclass= metaC ) class metaC( metaclass= metametaC ) class metametaC( type ): bor hor hor. Now for the academics, is it telling a joke? If so, that's pretty fine--- but. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
