Class's metafunction problem

[Gregor Mirai]

> class A(object):
>     x = 0
>     def set_x(cls, val):
> cls.x = val
>     set_x = classmethod(set_x)
>
>
> >>> a = A()
> >>> print a.x
> 0
> >>> A.set_x(37)
> >>> print a.x
> 37
>
> I think that classmethod only works with new-style classes, and only in
> recent versions of python.  see the docs for more information.  see also
> "staticmethod".
>

Tnx,
it works splendidly (also for classic classes) in python 2.2 and later :),

Greg