In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Steve Holden wrote: > Though I do think it's an inappropriate choice for Python.
I'd characterize it as a Javaism. It exemplifies the difference between the corporate, management-driven Java development model, versus the more freewheeling, informal Python one. Like the difference between strict subclassing and duck-typing. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list