Baptiste Carvello wrote:
> "if it looks like a duck from half a mile away, then it *might* be a duck"
>
> Sometimes, you just don't want to walk half a mile for nothing :)
That's beautiful. Now we just need somewhere to put a QOTW for the Py3k list ;)
> Sorry for this "philosophical" post. I hope it helps clarify the current
> discussion about what is really duck typing.
It mixed in a bit of the difference between EAFP and LBYL, too. It was one of
the better descriptions I've seen, though :)
Cheers,
Nick.
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