scope of function parameters

[Ben Finney]

Laurent Claessens <moky.math at gmail.com> writes:

> Le 30/05/2011 11:02, Terry Reedy a écrit :
> > Try 5 .__add__(6)
>
> What is the rationale behind the fact to add a space between "5" and
> ".__add__" ?
> Why does it work ?

Try asking it the other way around. Why doesn't ‘5.__add__(6)’, without
the space, work?

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Ben Finney