Weird Python 2.3 subclassing thing with _mysql and MySQLdb

[Chris Withers]

(cross posting to python list in case someone there can explain this bizarre
behaviour...)

Python 2.3.3 (#51, Dec 18 2003, 20:22:39) [MSC v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
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>>> import _mysql[/color][/color][/color]

....define kwargs...
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>>> c = _mysql.connecti on(**kwargs)
>>> c[/color][/color][/color]
<_mysql.connect ion open to 'localhost' at 7b8858>[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> c.server_capabi lities[/color][/color][/color]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
AttributeError: server_capabili ties

....hmmm, okay, so no server_capabilt ies attribute...
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>>> class test(_mysql.con nection): pass[/color][/color][/color]
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>>> c = test(**kwargs)
>>> c[/color][/color][/color]
<_mysql.connect ion open to 'localhost' at 82c2a0>[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> c.server_capabi lities[/color][/color][/color]
8236

....BWAGGGHH?!

Chris

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