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

[Delaney, Timothy]

> From: holger krekel [mailto:pyth at devel.trillke.net]
> Delaney, Timothy wrote:
> > > From: holger krekel [mailto:pyth at devel.trillke.net]
> > > 
> > > probably. With python 1.6 many methods of the string *module* were
> > > included included directly with the *type* string ('str'). Most 
> > > python developers think that the string module should be 
> deprecated 
> > 
> > I think "most" is a little bit strong. The general feeling 
> that I get seems to be pretty much split down the middle.
> 
> maybe. IIRC GvR is in favor of deprecating it (but not any time soon).
> He does have not-to-be-underestimated influence on such issues :-)

My apologies. I misread "python developers" as "developers using python"
rather than "people developing python".

You do appear to be right concerning the python developers ... and GvR
counts somewhat ...

Tim Delaney