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Change 'type' to 'class' in repr/str(builtin-class) #46817

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terryjreedy opened this issue Apr 7, 2008 · 4 comments
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Change 'type' to 'class' in repr/str(builtin-class) #46817

terryjreedy opened this issue Apr 7, 2008 · 4 comments
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easy extension-modules C modules in the Modules dir interpreter-core (Objects, Python, Grammar, and Parser dirs) type-bug An unexpected behavior, bug, or error

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BPO 2565
Nosy @loewis, @terryjreedy

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title = "Change 'type' to 'class' in repr/str(builtin-class)"
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From py3 devel list today:
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r23331 | gvanrossum | 2001-09-25 05:56:29 +0200 (Di, 25 Sep 2001) | 5
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Change repr() of a new-style class to say <class 'ClassName'> rather
than <type 'ClassName'>. Exception: if it's a built-in type or an
extension type, continue to call it <type 'ClassName>.
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Well, if we're going to break user code, 3.0 is the time to do it. :-)

@terryjreedy terryjreedy added extension-modules C modules in the Modules dir interpreter-core (Objects, Python, Grammar, and Parser dirs) easy type-bug An unexpected behavior, bug, or error labels Apr 7, 2008
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loewis mannequin commented Apr 7, 2008

So which one should it be: type or class?

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Finish the change from 'type' to 'class'
(See carefully written title ;-)

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loewis mannequin commented Apr 7, 2008

This is now fixed in r62203.

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