On 13.04.2017 20:20, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
- And finally, I fail to see how having to type an extra four characters
is a "convenience".
Just for the sake of completeness:
Re-usage of names is always a convenience. Developers can use a string
variable to access dynamically both the real dunder method and the
operator one. It's a frequently used pattern. Whether it's necessary
here, is different matter.
Sven
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