How do I extend a class that I never instantiate myself?

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On Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 10:40:15 AM UTC-7, Ian wrote:
> name mangling

Awesome! I didn't know this was a feature.

> There's nothing wrong with [functional programming] IMO. In fact, Python
> does this in the standard library, e.g. len(objects) rather than
> objects.len().

...good point. I'll look at that option again with fresh eyes.

Thanks!