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2325	[patch] authentication framework should work with new style classes as backend.	mir@…	Adrian Holovaty	"The new Authentication Framework uses str() on the class to get the path of the module:

{{{
        user.backend = str(backend.__class__)
}}}

First, this does absolutely not work with new style classes as backend, since there str() is different. Second, it's hackish anyway.

I set severity to major since new style classes are pretty normal, the error messages are misleading and pretty hard to debug--took me one full work day.
"	defect	closed	Contrib apps		major	fixed			Unreviewed	1	0	0	0	0	0