Op 2005-11-06, Steve Holden schreef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Steven D'Aprano wrote: > [...] >> >> But I can't understand the position of folks who want inheritance but >> don't want the behaviour that Python currently exhibits. >> instance.attribute sometimes reading from the class attribute is a feature >> of inheritance; instance.attribute always writing to the instance is a >> feature of OOP; instance.attribute sometimes writing to the instance and >> sometimes writing to the class would be, in my opinion, not just a wart >> but a full-blown misfeature. >> >> I ask and I ask and I ask for some use of this proposed behaviour, and >> nobody is either willing or able to tell me where how or why it would be >> useful. What should I conclude from this? >> >> > > You should conclude that some readers of this group are happier > designing languages with theoretical purity completely disconnected from > users' needs. But of course we pragmatists know that practicality beats > purity :-)
But explicit is better than implicit. -- Antoon Pardon -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
