> t = (1, (2, 3))
>
> I am bit suprised, that I cannot access '3' via:
> t[1].[1] # syntax error
>
> But t[1].__getitem__(1) works like expected.
>
> Why is that?
What is "t"? It's a tuple. A tuple can be indexed, or you can
call its __getitem__ method. Thus, the one-th element of t is either
t[1]
or
t.__getitem__(1)
You're asking for the sub-element of that thing just returned.
Thus, you either need to use
t[1][1]
or
t[1]._getitem(1)
or
t.__getitem__(1)[1]
or
t.__getitem__(1).__getitem__(1)
Imagine that you used
x = t[1]
You wouldn't use
x.[1]
you'd use
x[1]
or
x.__getitem__(1)
Same thing. As simple as search-and-replace of "t[1]" with "x"
-tkc
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