[Python-Dev] Type/class differences (Re: Sets: elt in dict, lst.include)

[Thomas Wouters]

On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 11:04:22AM -0800, Neil Schemenauer wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 01:37:39PM -0500, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> > Now, can you do things like this:
> [example cut]

> No, it would have to be written like this:

>     >>> from types import *
>     >>> class MyInt(IntType): # add a method
>             def add1(self): return self.value+1

Why ? Couldn't IntType do with an __add__[*] method that does this ugly magic
for you ? Same for __sub__, __int__ and so on.

*] Yes, yes, I know, it's a type, not a class, but you know what I mean :)
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