No meta-type in Python?

[Chris Ryland]

In article <93q4og$ppg$1 at nnrp1.deja.com>,
  Chris Ryland <cpr at emsoftware.com> wrote:
> Just out of curiousity, why is there no <type 'type'> in Python?
>
> I.e., I'd expect type(Ellipsis) to be <type 'type'> rather than
> <type 'ellipsis'>.
>
> I realize this is opening a can of worms about meta-types (cf.
> Smalltalk's (and other languages) theoretical completeness in this
> area), but simply looking for enlightenment from the experts.

Thanks to everyone who kindly pointed out my think-o (Ellipsis is an
object, not a type). I stand corrected.

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Chris Ryland * Em Software, Inc. * www.emsoftware.com


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