[Tutor] constructors

[Erik Price]

On Friday, April 12, 2002, at 04:29  AM, Prahlad Vaidyanathan wrote:

>> Since Python is loosely/weakly/dynamically typed, does initializing
>> really matter a great deal?  Or is it just to allow us to use
>> polymorphism in a later method (by not requiring that later method to
>
> Ok, taking the risk of sounding *very* duh,
>
>     What does polymorphism mean ?

I learned that word a few days ago from Alan Gauld's Tutor (this one: 
http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/tutclass.htm) and from 
asking a few more questions on the list.  Check that page out, the 
"shape" example makes a lot of sense.

I have also found some good explanation of OOP in the first chapter of 
"Thinking in Java" by Bruce Eckel, which is available free at 
www.mindview.net

Not duh at all :)



Erik