python2.2: type('name') -> <type 'str'> ??

[Thomas Bellman]

"Tim Peters" <tim.one at home.com> wrote:

> C:\Code\descr\dist\src\PCbuild>python
> Python 2.2a1 (#21, Jul 21 2001, 01:12:35) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
> ...
> >>> class C:
> ...   pass
> ...
> >>> type(C())
> <type 'instance'>
> >>> type(C())()
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> TypeError: cannot create 'instance' instances
> >>>

I would seem logical to unify the instance type with the instance
function in the new module.  So:

    >>> import new
    >>> type(C()) is new.instance
    1
    >>> type(C())(C, None)
    <__main__.C instance at 0x120240af8>

And of course the same for classobj, function, module and code.

> it's-a-unification-not-a-miracle<wink>-ly y'rs  - tim

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