>>> In C++ you can overload functions and constructors. For example if I >>> have a >>> class that represents a complex number, than it would be nice if I can >>> write two seperate constructors >> >> >> >> Python doesn't support this, but it does support default arguments: > > Yes, in part you are right since the python core doesn't include them. > However they can be implemented with decorators: > > * Subject: decorators and multimethods > Group: comp.lang.python > Link: http://tinyurl.com/d45ym There is even a better recipe, explained step by step from Guido: * Five-minute Multimethods in Python Link: http://tinyurl.com/8ppd6
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