[Python-3000] guessing a rule of thumb for methods on object

[Greg Ewing]

Steven Bethard wrote:

> I thought about this for a while, and I think maybe a good rule of
> thumb (and something like what Python seems to follow) is: "If it's
> there's an obvious default implementation of a protocol that would be
> generally useful, it should go on all objects."

Please, no!

One of the things I like about Python is that 'object'
is very nearly a blank slate. I'd hate to see it cluttered
up with a pile of methods that someone thought might be
useful to someone sometime.

--
Greg