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      1 # This file is dual licensed under the terms of the Apache License, Version
      2 # 2.0, and the BSD License. See the LICENSE file in the root of this repository
      3 # for complete details.
      4 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
      5 
      6 import sys
      7 
      8 
      9 PY2 = sys.version_info[0] == 2
     10 PY3 = sys.version_info[0] == 3
     11 
     12 # flake8: noqa
     13 
     14 if PY3:
     15     string_types = str,
     16 else:
     17     string_types = basestring,
     18 
     19 
     20 def with_metaclass(meta, *bases):
     21     """
     22     Create a base class with a metaclass.
     23     """
     24     # This requires a bit of explanation: the basic idea is to make a dummy
     25     # metaclass for one level of class instantiation that replaces itself with
     26     # the actual metaclass.
     27     class metaclass(meta):
     28         def __new__(cls, name, this_bases, d):
     29             return meta(name, bases, d)
     30     return type.__new__(metaclass, 'temporary_class', (), {})
     31