Why does Python mix OO concepts and non OO concepts for operation s on basic types?

[Don Garrett]

Hans Nowak wrote:
> Besides, while Python is object-oriented, that isn't the only
> paradigm in the language. People coming from a functional
> background may find the len() function more natural than a
> method.
> 
> YMMV,
> 

   That's one thing I don't get. Why wasn't len() added as a member to the 
various types during the recent rework that added so many other members to the 
native types?

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