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diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/testing/sanity/metaclass-boilerplate.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/testing/sanity/metaclass-boilerplate.rst deleted file mode 100644 index c7327b39fa..0000000000 --- a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/testing/sanity/metaclass-boilerplate.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -metaclass-boilerplate -===================== - -Most Python files should include the following boilerplate at the top of the file, right after the -comment header and ``from __future__ import``: - -.. code-block:: python - - __metaclass__ = type - - -Python 2 has "new-style classes" and "old-style classes" whereas Python 3 only has new-style classes. -Adding the ``__metaclass__ = type`` boilerplate makes every class defined in that file into -a new-style class as well. - -.. code-block:: python - - from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function - __metaclass__ = type - - class Foo: - # This is a new-style class even on Python 2 because of the __metaclass__ - pass |