Why are so many built-in types inheritable?

[Fabiano Sidler]

25 Mar 2006 13:58:17 -0800, Ziga Seilnacht <ziga.seilnacht at gmail.com>:
> No, you don't have to:

Okay, but I'd prefer! ;)

> [a lot of python code]

That's what I wanted to avoid. Additionally, the possibility to do it
this way doesn't make it reasonable that <type 'function'> is
inheritable. Are there any reasons for that?

Greetings,
F.Sidler