class Classname(object), what sort of word is 'object' in Python?

Question

When I create a module with its sole content:

class Classname(randomobject):
    pass

And I try to run the .py file of the module the inter

Answer 1

object is an identifier that refers to a builtin type.

Unlike many other languages, there are no primitive types in Python. Everything is an object, including all data types.

I'm not sure why you expected inheriting from randomobject to work.