[Python-Dev] Byte string class hierarchy

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Neil Schemenauer wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 11:21:38AM +0200, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
> 
>>I assume the picture will look more like this:
>>
>>basesequence
>>   mutable
>>      basebytes
>>	   bytes
>>	   array
>>	   cStringIO
>>	   mmap
>>   immutable
>>      unicode
>>      tuple
>>basenumber
>>   integer
>>   float
>>   decimal
>>   complex
> 
> 
> Inheritance is overrated. :-)  For example, I think mutability may
> be an orthogonal property.  Also, I don't think cStringIO is
> sequence-like, it's more like a file.

This was just a rough sketch.

I agree that inheritance is overrated, but in absence of well-defined
interfaces, it often helps :-)

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