Re: Too much builtins (was Re: Python's simplicity philosophy

From: Andrew Bennetts (andrew-pythonlist_at_puzzling.org)
Date: 11/18/03 

Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:44:24 +1100
To: python-list@python.org

On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 02:55:11PM +0000, Alex Martelli wrote:
> Terry Reedy wrote:
>
> >> len
> > unless made a method, keep in
>
> A method of every sequence and container on Earth? Eeek.

Like __len__, you mean?

-Andrew.

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