Function Overloading and Python

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

Allen Peloquin a écrit :
> I have a personal project that has an elegant solution that requires
> both true multiple inheritance of classes (which pretty much limits my
> language choices to C++ and Python) and type-based function
> overloading.
> 
> Now, while this makes it sound like I have to resign myself to C++,
> which I am not a fan of writing, I have resisted thus far. Who wants
> to manage their own memory? No, I have fallen in love with Python, and
> so come asking for help.

(snip)

> Now, what are my options in Python to dispatch unique code based on
> the permutations of "type A" classes without code repetition?

There are at least a couple type- or rule- based dispatch packages or 
receipes around. Googling for 'generic' or 'ruledispatch' etc... might 
give you a start.