Why does Python mix OO concepts and non OO concepts for operations on basic types?

[Bernhard Herzog]

"Terry Reedy" <tjreedy at udel.edu> writes:

> Before 2.2, (1,2,3).len() was not possible.

What does that have to do with 2.2? If the implementers had wanted it,
tuples could have methods in earlier versions as well.

   Bernhard

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