can i implement virtual functions in python ?

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Prabu <prabua at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I'm new to python, so excuse me if i'm asking something dumb. 
> Does python provide a mechanism to implement virtual functions?

Others have given good responses, but I'll jump in anyway.

Virtual functions (using C++ terminology) are something limited to
statically-typed languages.  A virtual function call will be resolved
dynamically, based on the runtime type of the object.  A non-virtual
call will be resolved at compile-time, based on the declared type of
the object.  Since Python is dynamically typed, the only possibility
is for all methods to be "virtual".