[Tutor] What style do you call Python programming?

[Steven D'Aprano]

Lie Ryan wrote:

> Although I've said such, the terms are not actually that clear cut. Most 
> object-oriented languages also have a for-loop, while-loop, and 
> if-conditional of a structured programming. And not all object-oriented 
> languages have classes (e.g. javascript).

There is a lot of overlap in programming paradigms.

Javascript is an example of prototype-based object-oriented programming. Other 
examples include Lua and Flash.

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PrototypeBasedProgramming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype-based_programming

Class-based object-oriented programming and prototype-based ("classless") 
object-oriented programming are both sub-types of OOP. There's no reason you 
can't have both: Javascript has now introduced classes, and Python can support 
prototypes:

http://lists.canonical.org/pipermail/kragen-hacks/2000-September/000264.html


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Steven