Re: [Python-Dev] Re: super() harmful?

2005-01-06 Thread Bill Janssen
Then why is the title Python's Super Considered Harmful ??? Here's my final offer. Change the title to something like Multiple Inheritance Pitfalls in Python and nobody will get hurt. Or better yet, considering the recent thread on Python marketing, Multiple Inheritance Mastery in Python

Re: [Python-Dev] Re: super() harmful?

2005-01-06 Thread Tim Peters
[Guido] Then why is the title Python's Super Considered Harmful ??? Here's my final offer. Change the title to something like Multiple Inheritance Pitfalls in Python and nobody will get hurt. [Bill Janssen] Or better yet, considering the recent thread on Python marketing, Multiple

Re: [Python-Dev] Re: super() harmful?

2005-01-06 Thread Alex Martelli
On 2005 Jan 06, at 20:16, Terry Reedy wrote: James Y Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Please notice that I'm talking about concrete, real issues, not just a super is bad! rant. Umm, James, come on. Let's be really real and concrete ;-). Your title Python's Super

RE: [Python-Dev] Re: super() harmful?

2005-01-06 Thread Delaney, Timothy C (Timothy)
Guido van Rossum wrote: and the cumbersome way in which you have to invoke super. Given Python's dynamic nature I couldn't think of a way to make it less cumbersome. I see you tried (see below) and couldn't either. At this point I tend to say put up or shut up. Well, there's my autosuper