does python support overloaded methods?(py newbie)

[Michael Kelly]

On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 16:52:16 -0000, "karthik_tamu"
<karthik_guru at rediffmail.com> wrote:

>wanted to confirm this. Overloading method names(with parameters 
>belonging to different types) is possible in python??.

Hmmmm, seems like this is a bigger deal in compiled
languages since it's usually more hassle to deal with
an indefinite number of arguments.  Scripting languages
often have some catch-all syntax to get all the rest of
the args.

In your example avoiding an "if tree" might consist
of a dictionary with currency type as key and procedures
to manipulate that type as the value.  Then you would
just call it:

dollars = currency_calc[SomeCurrencyType].(some_amount)


Mike

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