if (__name__ == '__main__'): main(sys.argv[1:])

[François Pinard]

[Michael Hudson]
> François Pinard <pinard at iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> > A word about the `__metaclass__' line.  My intent is to forget all about
> > classic classes and go with the new type system as quickly as possible.
> > I do not want to derive each and every of my classes from `object',
> > and later edit all those `(object)' out when the classic classes will
> > effectively get deprecated.

> Why would you do that?

Your question is surprising, after you just quoted the answer.  I guess
I miss the real meaning of your question.

> I don't like using a __metaclass__ global because it's a non-local
> effect.

That's exactly why it is useful.  You don't like it to be useful? :-)

-- 
François Pinard   http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~pinard