extending methods ?

[Carlo v. Dango]

Arnd Baecker <arnd.baecker at web.de> wrote in 
news:mailman.1065081965.7099.python-list at python.org:

> Now I better lean back and re-think
> the overall design with all the input/suggestions
> from you and the other posters in mind.

As I have just posted to this thread, specializing a method is a natural 
thing... at least in other languages than the mainstream (java, c++, python 
etc etc..).. this is important to understand. python has only method 
overwritting, not method specialization. Look into the Beta language.. its 
mind buggling (and has method specialization :).. Another peculiar thing in 
Beta is that it has no "super" construct, but an "inner" which works the 
other way around! yes! In Beta it's the LEAST specific method (pattern 
actually) which is called FIRST.. it then calls "inner" to activate more 
specialized methods. If the "inner" construct is forgotten its equivalent 
with final methods in e.g. Java.