> When you sub "int" for "str", it seems to work. Is there a reason > you're not just subclassing "object"? I believe doing so would give > you the best of both worlds. >
Of course, I should qualify the above -- the "str" subclass inherits very different methods than "int" or "object". http://docs.python.org/library/stdtypes.html#sequence-types-str-unicode-list-tuple-buffer-xrange If retaining the string methods is important for your use case, you might require a more nuanced solution... _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor