What method does slice notation call?

[Robert Brewer]

>>> class A(types.DictType):
... 	def __getitem__(self, key):
... 		return types.DictType.__getitem__(self, key)
... 	
>>> a = A()
>>> a[0] = 3
>>> a.__getitem__ = lambda x: "w00t"
>>> a.__getitem__(0)
'w00t'
>>> a
{0: 3}
>>> a[0]
3

Can anyone tell me why a[0] doesn't return "w00t", like I thought it
would? What method is a[0] calling? Is there a way to override it?


Robert Brewer
MIS
Amor Ministries
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