Mike Klaas wrote:
On 11-Nov-08, at 4:16 PM, Mark Dickinson wrote:
More generally, what are the guidelines for determining
when it's appropriate to make something a property rather
than a method?
Both are awkward on numeric types in python, necessitating brackets or a
space before the dot:
(1).__doc__
1 .__doc__
I'd suggest a third alternative, which is a standalone function in math:
from math import numbits:
numbits(1)
Math is pretty much float, not int functions.
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