Implementing prototypes OR instantiating class objects

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Published on 2010-06-15T04:28:40Z Indexed on 2010/06/15 4:32 UTC
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I'm wondering how to implement prototypal inheritance in Python. It seems like the way to do this would be to either

use a metaclass to cause instantiations to actually be classes, rather than objects, or
use some magical powers to transform an existing object into a class.

The second method would seem to be more flexible, in that it could be applied to existing objects of varied types, while the first would likely be more convenient for typical use cases.

Insights on the practicality of these two approaches, as well as alternative suggestions, are hereby requested.

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