some random reflections of a "Python newbie": (2) language issues

[Alex Martelli]

John Skaller writes (and I focus on my sole
disagreement with his long fascinating post):
    [big snip]
> > how to prototype in Python-as-it-stands
> > (not with the needed polymorphism, and
> > good performance, etc, which are the
> > whole point of the suggestion:-).
> 
> The answer is to use named methods, like: 
> 
> x.contains(y)
> 
> This works, even if the syntax is not 
> exactly what you want. And it is safer, since it

Nope, this gives no _polymorphism_ whatsoever.

Fortunately, I hear that __contains__ will be
in a forthcoming version, making me a very
happy camper indeed:-).


Alex