Proposal: default __init__

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <8uotmc$uo4$1 at slb7.atl.mindspring.net>,
Andrew Dalke <dalke at acm.org> wrote:
>
>  I propose that objects in some Python 2.x or in 3K have a default
>__init__.  As it is now, base classes must explicitly include an
>__init__ to be future-proof, which is not obvious.  

I want to highlight and reiterate one of Steve Holden's points: while
Python does not have any restrictions on argument types passed to
methods (and functions), Python does definitely restrict the number of
items in the parameter list for a method (modulo specific mechanisms for
creating variable-length parameter lists).  Following the "explicit is
better than implicit" rule, you are therefore required to create the
signature of any method/function that you wish to call.
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