Why new Python 2.5 feature "class C()" return old-style class ?

[Wildemar Wildenburger]

Petr Prikryl wrote:
> My question: Could the old classes be treated in
> a new Python treated as new classes with "implicit"
> base object? (I know the Zen... ;-)
>
> Example: I use usually a very simple classes. When I add
> "(object)" to my class definitions, the code continues to
> works fine -- plus I have new features to use.
> Why this cannot be done automatically? What could
> be broken in the old code if it was threated so?
>
> Thanks for explanation,
>    pepr
Well, apparently this is exactly whats going to happen in the future, 
but not until Python 3.0.
Simple as that.

But I guess I'll just keep adding the (object) appendix even after that, 
so all my class definitions get syntax highlighting. Also it clarifies 
"what the score is" (to paraphrase Bender).

wildemar