Newbie question: how to join a list of elements of user-defined types?

Benjamin Han bhan at andrew.cmu.edu
Tue Apr 30 16:13:44 EDT 2002


On Tuesday 30 April 2002 01:39 am, you wrote:
> Benjamin Han wrote:
>
> > How much is an effort in
> > converting Python into C++? Anyone would like to comment on some of
> > these questions, or point to some article, FAQ (esp. helpful from a
> > C++ programmer's point of view)?
>
> Well, let me give you a little heads up on the differences you might
> see.  Many C++ programmers are brought up to believe that C++ is
> synonymous with OOP.  You seem to tend that way, with your idea that
> implicit typecasting is an OO feature.  (If not, I apologize I seem
> facetious.)
>

I guess you're right - I did learn a lot from so many immensely useful 
replies. Time to shed my C++ skin and learn something new. Thank you guys!

(wouldn't it be nice if someone writes up a comparison list between Python and 
the other major OO languages, e.g., SmallTalk, C++, Java, etc.?)

Ben



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