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Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:39:34 +1100
Subject: Re: __dict__ attribute for built-in types
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 1:36 AM, Duncan Booth
<duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Try thinking that one through. Imagine you could set up a dictionary the
> way you describe
>
> A dict with itself as its own __dict__ becomes like a javascript object
> where subscripting and attribute access are mostly interchangeable.

Yeah; I never said it was a good thing, just that it's possible.
"Everything is permissible" - but not everything is beneficial.
"Everything is permissible" - but not everything is constructive. (1
Corinthians 10:23, NIV translation.)

ChrisA