Setting a module package to use new-style classes

[Panos Laganakos]

Is there a way to have a whole module package use the new-style
classes, without having to specify it per module-file or even worse,
per class definition?

Maybe by declaring the __metaclass__ in the module's __init__.py?

[Ben Finney]

"Panos Laganakos" <pa*************@gmail.com> writes:

Is there a way to have a whole module package use the new-style
classes, without having to specify it per module-file or even worse,
per class definition?
TTBOMK, you do that with a single statement per module, before any
class definitions:

__metaclass__ = object

In general, code in one module doesn't magically affect other modules.
Maybe by declaring the __metaclass__ in the module's __init__.py?

Presumably you mean "the package's __init__.py", which is itself a
separate module; so no.

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Ben Finney

[Alex Martelli]

Ben Finney <bi****************@benfinney.id.au> wrote:

"Panos Laganakos" <pa*************@gmail.com> writes:

Is there a way to have a whole module package use the new-style
classes, without having to specify it per module-file or even worse,
per class definition?

TTBOMK, you do that with a single statement per module, before any
class definitions:

__metaclass__ = object

Almost: the assignment you need is

__metaclass__ = type

but yes, it has to be per-module.
Alex