This is possible with pure Python classes. Just add the method as new attribute of the class. However, that won't work for the builtins.
I know that this is somewhat dangerous, and also that I could subclass the builtins, but not being able to do things like '[1,2,3]'.length drives me a little nuts. Python is about the only computer language I use, and I think it's certainly the best of the scripting languages, but there are inconsistencies in the object model and some other things I wish I could fix. If could could modify the builtins this way, I'd be willing to take the risk. Thanks, Ken -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
