On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 02:47:40 -0800, Kay Schluehr wrote: > Gabriel Zachmann wrote: >> I understand the Wikipedia article on Polymorphism >> ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymorphism_%28computer_science%29 ) >> that it doesn't make sense to talk about polymorphism in a fully dynamically >> typed language -- does the Python community agree? > > Maybe you should articulate your objection instead of letting others > guess what you might think?
In fairness, it is possible that Gabriel doesn't have any objects, because he doesn't have an opinion yet. Speaking for myself, I found that the first half of the article so jargon-ridden that my brain rebooted seven times trying to read it, but the section "Example" was so clear and simple that I now feel myself to be an expert on polymorphism and am confident enough to give my opinion with no fear of contradiction by any right-thinking Python programmer. [deadpan] But seriously... Python objects are strongly typed. Python will allow all six of the examples of addition from the Example section. Since this is supposed to be an example of polymorphism, and Python will do that exact thing, then absolutely I would describe Python as polymorphic. Well, that is, I would describe Python as polymorphic if I thought there was any value to the term *wink* -- Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
