len() and PEP 3000

[Bjoern Schliessmann]

Thomas Guettler wrote:

> I suggest that at least lists, tupples, sets, dictionaries and
> strings get a len() method. 

Why?

> I think the len function can stay, removing it would break to much
> code. But adding the method, would bu usefull.
> 
> Yes, I know, that I can call .__len__() but that is ugly.

That's what len() is for.
 
Regards,


Björn

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