On 13/07/12 20:54:02, Ian Kelly wrote: > I've also seen the distinction described as "early" vs. "late" binding > on this list, but I'm not sure how precise that is -- I believe that > terminology more accurately describes whether method and attribute > names are looked up at compile-time or at run-time, late binding being > the feature that makes duck typing possible.
I think that these terms describe the problem at the start of this thread: the OP was expecting early binding. However, Python does late binding, or "acts funny" as it says in the subject line. -- HansM -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
