How about "pure virtual methods"?

[Steve Holden]

Alex Martelli wrote:

[...]
> Sorry for the toy-ness of the
> example, but I don't want to post for hundreds of lines.
[...]

Can we take it this is some kind of early New Year's resolution?

happy-christmas-ly y'rs  - steve
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