[Python-3000] Nix dict.copy()

[Larry Hastings]

Greg Ewing wrote:
> Yes, but then I don't see the advantage over just giving the object a copy() method and calling it directly.
>
> In other words, I see little benefit in having copy() be a generic function.
>   

So true!  Other candidates for not being generic functions: len(), 
repr(), str(), int(), complex(), dict(), list(), set()...

So what decides whether something should be a generic function or a 
commonly-defined member function?  Personally I find "historical 
accident" an unsatisfying answer.


/larry/
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