In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Joe Strout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 21, 2008, at 3:30 PM, Arnaud Delobelle wrote: > > Of course it's possible: use type(name, bases, dict). > Thanks, I never knew about that form of type(). Neither does the > 2.5.2 reference manual, whose only index entry for the type() function > is <http://www.python.org/doc/2.5.2/ref/objects.html#l2h-21>, and that > speaks only about the traditional use of type() to check the type of > an object. > > help(type) does mention the form you show, though it doesn't explain > what the dict is for. > > Where would I find documentation on this nifty function?
Where built-in functions are documented, the Python Library Reference: <http://www.python.org/doc/2.5.2/lib/built-in-funcs.html> -- Ned Deily, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
