python create class with brackets [duplicate]

Question

In python I can create class as follows:

class Car:

    def __init__(self):
       pass

But I have seen some people create class with empty brackets e.g.:

class Car():

    def __init__(self):
       pass

The second form works, so my question is which one is the correct (or pythonic) way of defining class. I know that in brackets I can provide another class for inheritance e.g. class Car(Vehicle):, so when a class is created with empty brackets does it explicitly imply no inheritance?

The brackets are used for inheritance. If you don't want your class to inherit any class you can just leave them out — ShadowCrafter_01
– ShadowCrafter_01, Commented Nov 29, 2022 at 9:37

hide1nbush · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-29 06:35:47Z

1

In python3, you can just ignore the brackets.

In other words, class Car is equivalent to class Car() and the former one is more pythonic. However, In python2, you have to use class Car(object) to suit python2's requirement.

edited Nov 29, 2022 at 6:35

answered Nov 29, 2022 at 6:22

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