PULL REQUEST: Update classes to be Python 'new-style' #91
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Python classes should always inherit from
object
. This is referred to as 'new-style', but really this was introduced in 2.2, so it's very old now.If Python classes don't inherit from object, they can display odd behavior, for example things like
__repr__
and__str__
are not filled in to a sane default without this inheritance.This request also contains a couple changes which abstract out some functions that I needed to override. They're small enough changes that it isn't worth issuing a new Pull Request.