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last updated 2 years ago by Baseline #
"core of all objects" seems like it'd be an incredibly confusing statement or idea for a beginner. By using a new-style class right at the beginning, you suddenly have the user faced with the idea of inheritance, and of the base object type.
And I don't think we're putting a decision into the hands of the user in terms of whether they should use new or old style. I explcitly say in 9.2 that they should use new-style. It's only a problem to a user that decides to stop reading the tutorial right here.
All I wanted to do with this section was introduce the concept and basic use of classes, which is easier when you're not adding new-style into the mix. Note again that in section 9.2, all the classes use new-style, because at that point, the user understands what a class is, and we can begin adding to that.
Don't know if it works or not, but I've altered my alternative intro to mention objects, which would make it easier to write 'class Student(object)' but without having to talk about new-style/old-style.
gerard 2 years ago #