[Tutor] Re: Python Class functionality idiosyncrasy..

[Andrei]

dhanvik at gmx.net wrote:
> Abstract classes have the abstract keyword preceeding then 
> and hence it makes sense for  a reader of the program to 
> know that the function would be implemented in the derived 
> classes..but in this case theres no way of knowing whether 
> the function was defined or not.. 

That's what docstrings are for :). Providing dummy methods which are just meant 
to be implemented by subclasses is extremely common practice indeed; even I do 
it :).

-- 
Yours,

Andrei

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