Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > In message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Michele Simionato wrote: > >> On Nov 7, 4:38 pm, Tim Golden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Seriously, though, although Python does indeed support multiple >>> inheritance, I have the impression from comments over the years that it's >>> used a lot less than in other languages where it is more of a common >>> idiom. >> The reason is that in Python using composition is very easy, so there >> is little need for MI >> (which is a Good Thing). > > Not to mention duck typing, which does away with the need for inheritance > altogether.
That seems a somewhat extreme point of view. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list