My Python annoyances

[Ben Collver]

Alex Martelli wrote:
> "Type-switching" in this way is a rather dubious practice in any
> language (it can't respect the "open-closed" principle).  Can't you have
> those objects wrapped in suitable wrappers with a "copyorwrite" method
> that knows what to do?  For example, StringIO.StringIO is a standard
> library wrapper type that makes a string look like a file.

That is very reasonable.  Thanks again,

Ben