Why do Python classes inherit object?

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00:19 Accepted answer (Score 1163)
04:11 Answer 2 (Score 594)
05:51 Answer 3 (Score 408)
06:33 Answer 4 (Score 37)
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Full question
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4015...

Accepted answer links:
[built-in type]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtyp...
[Support for descriptors]: https://docs.python.org/3/howto/descript...
[classmethod]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/functi...
[staticmethod]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/functi...
[property]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/functi...
[__slots__]: https://docs.python.org/3/reference/data...
[impose limitations]: https://docs.python.org/3/reference/data...
[__new__]: https://docs.python.org/3/reference/data...
[Method resolution order (MRO)]: https://www.python.org/download/releases.../
[super]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/functi...
[super()]: https://rhettinger.wordpress.com/2011/05.../
[here]: https://www.python.org/download/releases.../

Answer 2 links:
[buried in the 2.x docs]: http://docs.python.org/2/reference/datam...

Answer 3 links:
[this article]: http://docs.python.org/release/2.2.3/wha...
[What is the difference between old style and new style classes in Python?]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5486...

Answer 4 links:
[Learn Python the Hard Way]: http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ex...

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