diff --git a/tconfpy.py b/tconfpy.py
index 1784d56..0548ff6 100755
--- a/tconfpy.py
+++ b/tconfpy.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Program Information
 
 PROGNAME = "tconfpy"
-RCSID = "$Id: tconfpy.py,v 1.150 2004/03/31 21:40:42 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID = "$Id: tconfpy.py,v 1.151 2004/03/31 21:46:13 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 # Copyright Information
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 
 # Object to hold full description and options for a given variable
 
-class VarDescriptor:
+class VarDescriptor(object):
 
     # Default variable type is a writeable string with no constraints
     def __init__(self):