Referring to the original post: > >>> dir(B) > ['__doc__', '__module__'] > >>> dir(B) > ['__class__', '__delattr__', '__dict__', '__doc__', '__getattribute__', > '__hash__', '__init__', '__module__', '__new__', '__reduce__', > '__reduce_ex__', '__repr__', '__setattr__', '__str__', '__weakref__'] > >
On Nov 15, 2007 6:50 PM, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, the analogy is cute, but I really don't know what it means in > Python. Can you give an example? What are the parts of an old-style > class that have to be 'ordered' separately? How do you 'order' them > concisely with a new-style class? > > Thanks, > Kent > > Marc Tompkins wrote: > > I thought of an analogy I like better than my sign-painting one: > > ordering a sandwich. > > Imagine: you're at the deli, and your waitron asks what you want. > > (Granted, this is a silly example.) > > "Classic" order: "I'd like a sandwich with two slices of rye bread, > > Russian dressing, corned beef, and Swiss cheese. Oh, and I'd like that > > grilled." > > "New-style" order: "Reuben, please." > > > > Now, I speak not of the time and materials required to construct the > > above-mentioned tasty treat - in my analogy, Python is the > > long-suffering waitron, not the cook - but I gotta figure that the > > second option will take less space to write on the check. Perhaps about > > 134 bytes' worth. > -- www.fsrtechnologies.com
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