oj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Jul 31, 11:37 am, Nikolaus Rath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> So why does Python distinguish between e.g. the type 'int' and the
>> class 'myclass'? Why can't I say that 'int' is a class and 'myclass'
>> is a type?
>
> I might be wrong here, but I think the point is that there is no
> distinction. A class (lets call it SomeClass for this example) is an
> object of type 'type', and an instance of a class is an object of type
> 'SomeClass'.
But there seems to be a distinction:
>>> class int_class(object):
... pass
...
>>> int_class
<class '__main__.int_class'>
>>> int
<type 'int'>
why doesn't this print
>>> class int_class(object):
... pass
...
>>> int_class
<type '__main__.int_class'>
>>> int
<type 'int'>
or
>>> class int_class(object):
... pass
...
>>> int_class
<class '__main__.int_class'>
>>> int
<class 'int'>
If there is no distinction, how does the Python interpreter know when
to print 'class' and when to print 'type'?
Best,
-Nikolaus
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