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Re: An object is an instance (or not)?

From random832@fastmail.us
Subject Re: An object is an instance (or not)?
Date 2015-01-28 00:44 -0500
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On Tue, Jan 27, 2015, at 23:47, alex23 wrote:
> On 28/01/2015 10:24 AM, Mario Figueiredo wrote:
> > In other words, the object know as "Sub class" is not an instance
> > object. True, it is an instance of the object 'type'.
> 
>      >>> class Foo:
>      ...     pass
>      ...
>      >>> isinstance(Foo, type)
>      True
>      >>> isinstance(Foo, object)
>      True
> 
> A class is an object that is an instance of the class type. I'm still 
> failing to see what distinction you're trying to make here.

I think his objection is to the use of the phrase "'Sub' object" to
refer only to instances of the Sub type, when 'Sub' is the name of the
type object itself and therefore (he thinks) "'Sub' object" should refer
to it instead. (I can only assume he wants "'x' object" for x = Sub().)

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An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 21:12 +0100
  Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-01-27 12:36 -0800
  Re: An object is an instance (or not)? André Roberge <andre.roberge@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 12:50 -0800
    Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 22:06 +0100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? André Roberge <andre.roberge@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 13:38 -0800
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 22:43 +0100
          Re: An object is an instance (or not)? André Roberge <andre.roberge@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 13:49 -0800
            Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 22:58 +0100
              Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 09:32 +1100
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 18:55 +1100
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 22:20 +1100
              Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-01-27 23:12 +0000
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 01:52 +0100
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-01-28 07:25 +0200
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 21:53 -0800
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-01-28 05:57 +0000
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 11:48 +0100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? random832@fastmail.us - 2015-01-28 00:37 -0500
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 19:45 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 21:43 -0800
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? random832@fastmail.us - 2015-01-28 01:01 -0500
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 22:22 -0800
          Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 18:03 +1100
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 19:48 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 17:59 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-01-28 20:21 +1300
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 18:48 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? random832@fastmail.us - 2015-01-28 12:08 -0500
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 18:29 -0800
  Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-01-27 18:22 -0500
    Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 01:17 +0100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 11:30 +1100
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 01:35 +0100
          Re: An object is an instance (or not)? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 14:44 +1000
          Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-01-28 23:33 +1300
            Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 22:52 +1100
              Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-01-29 19:22 +1300
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-29 18:16 +1100
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-01-29 08:48 -0700
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-01-30 22:07 +1300
                Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-31 10:45 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-01-27 21:21 -0500
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 18:52 -0800
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 20:16 +1100
          Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 21:01 +1100
            Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2015-01-29 14:22 -0800
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 19:15 -0700
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 20:28 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-01-28 23:33 +1300
    Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-28 00:23 +0000
  Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 10:39 +1100
    Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 01:24 +0100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-28 12:00 +1100
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 02:14 +0100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 14:47 +1000
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 21:23 -0800
        Re: An object is an instance (or not)? random832@fastmail.us - 2015-01-28 00:44 -0500
          Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 20:21 +1100
      Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 20:17 +1100
    Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-28 20:09 +1100
  Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 10:42 +1100
    Re: An object is an instance (or not)? Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 01:31 +0100
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