>>> class Person(object):
.... pass
....
>>> class Friendly(object):
.... def hello(self):
.... print 'hello'
....
>>>
>>> Person.__bases__ += (Friendly,)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: Cannot create a consistent method resolution
order (MRO) for bases object, Friendly
But it works for old-style classes:
>>> class Person:
.... pass
....
>>> class Friendly:
.... def hello(self):
.... print 'hello'
....
>>>
>>> p = Person()
>>>
>>> Person.__bases__ += (Friendly,)
>>>
>>> p.hello()
hello
Python is 2.6.1.