[Python-3000] Abilities / Interfaces

[Greg Ewing]

Gustavo Niemeyer wrote:

> If you have an adapter from Apple to IFruit, any user
> requiring an IFruit interface for an object will be
> able to obtain it from Apple instances.  The "automatically"
> part is not quite true, as adaptation must be explicitly
> requested.

Yes, and that's where it falls down, as far as I can
see. It's not just that it's "not quite" automatic,
it's almost completely *non*-automatic. Given that,
I see little benefit in having a formal mechanism
for it.

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