How does Ruby compare to Python?? How good is DESIGN of Rubycompared to Python?

[Joe Mason]

In article <Xns949B61515EFD1duncanrcpcouk at 127.0.0.1>, Duncan Booth wrote:
> Say I modify your example so that we only have one Func which accepts 
> either a bound or unbound (functionCallback and Foo definitions are 
> unchanged):
> 
>>>> def Func(callback, *extra_args):
>         print callback(*(extra_args+(5,6)))
> 
>         
>>>> Func(functionCallback)
> 11
>>>> f = Foo()
>>>> f.setc(3)
>>>> Func(f.methodCallback)
> 33
>>>> Func(Foo.methodCallback, f)
> 33
>>>> 
> 
> Python doesn't care what type of callable it is passed, so long as it 
> somehow ends up with the right arguments to call it. Can Ruby handle this 
> case?

Sure, you'd just have to check if "callback" is of class Method or
UnboundMethod, and call bind on the first member of extra_args if
necessary.  Again, Python does this for you, so it's definitely a
difference in the language, but it's not impossible (or even difficult).

With Ruby, you'd probably use blocks instead of functions for most
things that need this anyway.

Joe