Index: PyFile.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/jython/jython/org/python/core/PyFile.java,v
retrieving revision 2.32
diff -u -r2.32 PyFile.java
--- PyFile.java   7 Jun 2005 18:59:29 -0000  2.32
+++ PyFile.java   11 Jun 2005 19:27:25 -0000
@@ -1371,9 +1371,26 @@
                                                                                       public PyObject new_impl(boolean init,PyType subtype,PyObject[]args,String[]keywords) {
                                                                                           PyFile newobj;
                                                                                           if (for_type==subtype) {
-                                                                                              newobj=new PyFile();
-                                                                                              if (init)
-                                                                                                  newobj.file_init(args,keywords);
+                                                                                              newobj=null;
+                                                                                              if (init) {
+                                                                                                  if (args.length == 0) {
+                                                                                                      newobj = new PyFile();
+                                                                                                      newobj.file_init(args, keywords);                            
+                                                                                                  } else if ( args[0] instanceof PyString ||
+                                                                                                             (args[0] instanceof PyJavaInstance &&
+                                                                                                             ((PyJavaInstance)args[0]).javaProxy == String.class)) {
+    //                                                                                                    // If first arg is a PyString or String, assume its being 
+                                                                                                          // called as a builtin.
+                                                                                                      newobj = new PyFile();    
+                                                                                                      newobj.file_init(args,keywords);
+                                                                                                  } else {
+                                                                                                      // assume it's being called as a java class
+                                                                                                      PyJavaClass pjc = new PyJavaClass(PyFile.class);
+                                                                                                      newobj = (PyFile)pjc.__call__(args, keywords);
+                                                                                                  }
+                                                                                              } else {
+                                                                                                  newobj = new PyFile();
+                                                                                              }
                                                                                           } else {
                                                                                               newobj=new PyFileDerived(subtype);
                                                                                           }