[Python-3000] Adaption & generic functions [was Generic functions]

Fred L. Drake, Jr. fdrake at acm.org
Fri Apr 7 20:40:20 CEST 2006


On Friday 07 April 2006 14:33, Guido van Rossum wrote:
 > OTOH if you really like to express implementing an interface as
 > inheriting from that interface, what's the problem with inheriting the
 > adapter?

Ugh!  Inheritance should only be done to get implementation.  If there's value 
in default implementation of methods, a base class can be provided 
independently of the interface.


  -Fred

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Fred L. Drake, Jr.   <fdrake at acm.org>


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