[Python-Dev] Semantic of isinstance

[Greg Ewing]

Martin Maly wrote:

>>>>isinstance(D(), D)
> 
> True
> 
>>>>isinstance(D(), C)
> 
> D.getclass
> True

This looks like a new/old class thing. Presumably once
everything is changed over to new-style classes, this
inconsistency will go away. And from the current behaviour,
it looks like __class__ and __bases__ will be bypassed
by isinstance() (unless Guido decides to change that).

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