On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Eli Bendersky <eli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> "if an explicit metaclass is given and it is not an instance of >> type(), then it is used directly as the metaclass" >> >> Could you elaborate on this point? Would it perhaps be clearer to say >> "if an explicit metaclass is given and it is not a class"? > > Unfortunately, the term "a class" is slightly ambiguous. "cls is a > class" can mean either "isinstance(cls, type)" or it can be shorthand > for "cls is a user-defined class (i.e. not a builtin type)". >
Yes, confusing it is (http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2012/03/30/python-objects-types-classes-and-instances-a-glossary/) Still, instance of type()" is a bit too cryptic for mere mortals, IMHO. Eli _______________________________________________ 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
