learning python ...

[Michael F. Stemper]

On 24/05/2021 09.32, Rob Cliffe wrote:

> One day you may want to write (as you can in Python)
> 
>      class int(int):
>          .....
> 
> to shadow the built-in 'int' type with a modified version.  I'm not 
> suggesting this has many real world applications, but it can be fun to 
> play with.  Python has a "consenting adults" policy: it assumes that if 
> you do something weird, you're doing it deliberately, and it doesn't try 
> to stop you.  I am sure after a little more experience with Python you 
> will remember the commonest built-in types (int, float, list, dict, str 

In my early days of writing python, I created lists named "list",
dictionaries named "dict", and strings named "str". I mostly know better
now, but sometimes still need to restrain my fingers.

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Michael F. Stemper
Nostalgia just ain't what it used to be.