#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright (c) 2012 Jérémie DECOCK (http://www.jdhp.org)

# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
# THE SOFTWARE.


class old_style:
    def message(self):
        print("Hello!")


class new_style(object):
    def message(self):
        print("Hello!")


def main():
    """Main function"""

    old = old_style()
    new = new_style()

    print(type(old))
    print(type(new))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright (c) 2012 Jérémie DECOCK (http://www.jdhp.org)

# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
# THE SOFTWARE.

"""
This snippet check the difference between "old style" and "new style" classes.
"""

class old_style:
    """
    An old style class example.
    """

    def __init__(self, message):
        self.message = message

    def message(self):
        print(self.message)

    def __del__(self):
        pass


class new_style(object):
    """
    A new style class example.
    """

    def __init__(self, message):
        self.message = message

    def message(self):
        print(self.message)

    def __del__(self):
        pass


def main():
    """Main function"""

    old = old_style("Hello from old style class")
    new = new_style("Hello from new style class")

    # Should print "<type 'instance'>" with Python 2
    # Should print "<class '__main__.old_style'>" with Python 3
    print(type(old))

    # Should print "<class '__main__.new_style'>" with Python 2
    # Should print "<class '__main__.new_style'>" with Python 3
    print(type(new))
    

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

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