Eduardo O. Padoan wrote: > This is a FAQ: > http://effbot.org/pyfaq/why-does-python-use-methods-for-some-functionality-e-g-list-index-but-functions-for-other-e-g-len-list.htm
Thanks to all for the feedback. I'm no language designer. I just see and hear these criticisms and I wanted to think through it a bit by posting here. I now better understand generic functions and why they are used in some cases. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list