Mixin classes and single/multiple inheritance

[Ben Finney]

Michele Simionato <michele.simionato at gmail.com> writes:

> It is already possible to use a syntax like this
> 
>  class MyClass(Base):
>     mixin(Mixin1, Mixin2, ...)
> 
> using P.J. Eby's trick for implementing what he calls class
> decorators (see also
> http://www.phyast.pitt.edu/~micheles/python/classinitializer.html)
> 
> But I would not use it, let's use the language we have, not
> to invent our own.

Okay. How do we use the language we have to achieve what mixin classes
achieve in Ruby? Can you give an code example that you *would*
recommend for someone looking to do what mixin classes do?

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Ben Finney