Is Python an object based programming langauge?

[Christopher Browne]

Tim Hammerquist <tim at vegeta.ath.cx> wrote:
> Graz Bukanoff <drevenhaug at hotmail.com> graced us by uttering:
> > Is Python an object based programming langauge?
> 
> According to Smalltalk enthusiasts, definitely not.
> 
> According to some Pythonistas, yes.
> 
> IMNERHO, Python is object _oriented_, but not object _based_. I don't
> fault Python for this; it was a design decision, and probably a good
> one.
> 
> If the question were "Can Python model my OOP idea?", the answer is an
> emphatic yes.

That depends somewhat on your OOP idea.

If the OOP idea is to use classes to define a hierarchy of methods,
then sure.

If your "OOP idea" is to have generic functions ala CLOS, or to do
FLAVORS-style mixins, then possibly not.
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