Will python never intend to support private, protected and public?

Steven D'Aprano steve at REMOVETHIScyber.com.au
Fri Sep 30 07:03:29 EDT 2005


On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 06:52:50 +0000, Antoon Pardon wrote:

> Op 2005-09-29, Bill Mill schreef <bill.mill at gmail.com>:
>>
>> But, if your users can't figure out that they shouldn't be changing
>> the variable called t._test__i without expecting side effects, what do
>> you think of the users of your class?
>>
>> Python is for consenting adults.
> 
> No it is not. Consenting means you had the choice. Python doesn't
> give you the choice not to consent. 

Damn straight. I used to be a perfectly happy Pascal programmer, until
Guido and the Timbot kicked down my front door and forced me at gun point
to start programming in Python.

-- 
Steven.




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