Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: Chris Angelico Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: can't add variables to instances of built-in classes Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 13:00:34 +1000 Lines: 14 Message-ID: References: <4f796d95-0e87-4610-a0a8-1eff07c60ace@googlegroups.com> <578b9e62$0$22141$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <3e934f83-2076-407d-b85b-686ecdec6ff8@googlegroups.com> <2bc29306-ac90-4424-84c2-64be494c5a75@googlegroups.com> <230d1aff-b1a3-4f16-b9a6-b5d9fd07e4b4@googlegroups.com> <62dd86d4-74f7-4e97-a29c-7e45aced77d9@googlegroups.com> <18acf908-b761-4a60-8d7c-5e4576b03320@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 8PnnlZGSJT3OX9+nsj5zWg+kkb6OGshdEnMVKa33Ogow== Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.004 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; '21,': 0.07; 'cc:addr :python-list': 0.09; 'python': 0.10; 'thursday,': 0.13; 'thu,': 0.15; '2016': 0.16; '__slots__': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'received:io': 0.16; 'received:psf.io': 0.16; 'scare': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'basically': 0.18; 'featured': 0.18; 'cc:2**0': 0.20; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.20; 'aug': 0.20; 'java': 0.22; 'lawrence': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; 'chris': 0.26; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'objects': 0.29; 'code': 0.30; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'level': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'takes': 0.39; 'subject:-': 0.39; 'your': 0.60; 'chrisa': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.91; 'subject:add': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:cc :content-transfer-encoding; bh=aZZRQeMayQnIKNn9QnDIcQR1egH9eUal5wa2RallkA8=; b=wVljr+Io2P1VDgJGMBiQjX+yNqRQXwczeamPvfEAEuV+ezark9RHuuo+8P5Ytk84t6 Zf4vKDEzTHxp143ZOIqcDRA9QfVd8fTlJGCl+04VbJZnvH5vhWUvjF5elB5OW4sQzFO/ vX29Hi5W96k9I1zvRdrd7RH6aqKwDjdzTHsK9zA+QD7EMm6l7bbcuKQXJCmpKDugVLFb edAVqG6a5zejJUmjL9PMAsZGo2egOQXqGyZUeE762HlCgFaxPPGrd8cS1ikG8dCdjhPX l8fb/X6qZVls0ieBg1TphvM6gkz9mgEREBEeRYY09q/C+JJfO2qdAKohCm6mHU6xNfNC tT7Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=aZZRQeMayQnIKNn9QnDIcQR1egH9eUal5wa2RallkA8=; b=jMXiP1NV6jC26hF9Sn2H/0pNMUe/In1UWRXlJFFi6BOBUFlj2Frvc+ewG8mip+qjfw XO4bRJ+PheHpNkD0kAkZMcFhbHcaRw1X2SRuvUDDXGjjTSJ234SCALxv/NLeV3NOp6n+ amZZDLWDrmtYZn0NC/uHzUq9E4NlQYd7GGwqw+OtyN/GrZItP6QqjNevRpC/34yddhz8 z2XVo1J6yjAzBZsoCWxbeooN+o1RBz8sXsWF7G3uzjEMBPMx7JvR0m9yLxuHHxwPivbE yo3NzB0Q/x2tskcIAAne1v1WWhRJin0SQR/Ih4HFzFBBmNCuXPgBomzytolc4ZX7w2Sb 73uw== X-Gm-Message-State: AEkooutPrWz+2cqoRuUONC9wMQHDoJ46JePQI+9fwg5RpuBiAMoi48wHw6dllIn/3KHD0t1bEFNBitic+VsO3Q== X-Received: by 10.28.38.196 with SMTP id m187mr26201343wmm.81.1470279635551; Wed, 03 Aug 2016 20:00:35 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-Mailman-Original-Message-ID: X-Mailman-Original-References: <4f796d95-0e87-4610-a0a8-1eff07c60ace@googlegroups.com> <578b9e62$0$22141$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <3e934f83-2076-407d-b85b-686ecdec6ff8@googlegroups.com> <2bc29306-ac90-4424-84c2-64be494c5a75@googlegroups.com> <230d1aff-b1a3-4f16-b9a6-b5d9fd07e4b4@googlegroups.com> <62dd86d4-74f7-4e97-a29c-7e45aced77d9@googlegroups.com> <18acf908-b761-4a60-8d7c-5e4576b03320@googlegroups.com> Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:112316 On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Lawrence D=E2=80=99Oliveiro wrote: > On Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 2:29:53 PM UTC+12, Chris Angelico wrote: > >> Using __slots__ basically takes your object down to the level of a >> Java one. > > Is Java like a bogeyman you use to scare people with if they don=E2=80=99= t write Python code the way you like it? LOL! Not really; it's just that Java's objects are way less featured than Python's. ChrisA