language design question

[Steve Holden]

Bryan wrote:
> Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> 
>>Bryan wrote:
>>
>>
>>>could you get the same result by putting these methods in base
>>
>> > class object that everything subclasses?
>>
>>and how do you make sure that everything subclasses this base class ?
>>
>></F>
>>
> 
> in this hypothetical case, i was assuming len() would be put in object and every 
> class subclasses object implicitly or explicitly (ie, new style classes only). 
> if it was done that way, would len(obj) == obj.len() in all cases?
> 
  >>> isinstance(1, object)
True

What's 1 . len() ?

regards
  Steve
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