title: class Classname(object), what sort of word is 'object' in Python?
body: <p>When I create a module with its sole content:</p>
  
  <pre><code>class Classname(randomobject):
      pass
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And I try to run the .py file of the module the interpreter says that <code>randomobject</code> is not defined.</p>
  
  <p>But when I do:</p>
  
  <pre><code>class Classname(object):
      pass
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The module runs just fine. So if <code>object</code> is not a keyword, then what is it?</p>