Re: New to Python: Features

From: Aaron Bingham (bingham_at_cenix-bioscience.com)
Date: 10/05/04 

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 09:02:20 +0200
To: Richard Blackwood <richardblackwood@cloudthunder.com>

Richard Blackwood wrote:

> Hi, I'm new to Python and I'd like to know if Python has the following
> support: *please answer to each individually, thanks*

...

>
> 31. Concepts of Protocols (whereby one may organize related methods
> into groups and check whether a particular object implements the
> methods within this protocol), or Interfaces similar to those in Java
> whereby classes or objects which implement the interface (sign the
> contract) must implement the methods and attributes as specified in
> the interface, and/or programming by contract such as in Eiffel (see:
> http://www.devhood.com/tutorials/tutorial_details.aspx?tutorial_id=595)

PyProtocols (http://peak.telecommunity.com/PyProtocols.html) might do
what you want.

Aaron

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