Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >> Now try to rewrite this using methods (member functions).
> > [a.len() for a in ('abc', (1,2,3), [1,2], {1:2})]
>
> Did you actually try that?
No of course not. It's in a hypothetical python where .len() is a
class operation instead of a global function.
> In any case, list comprehensions are a recent (version 2.2 I think?)
> addition to Python. You have to think about the functionality
> available back in the days when the decision to make len() a function was
> made, not based on what functionality is available a decade later.
Correct, so the answer to the OP's question might well be "it's that
way because of historical accidents".
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