Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.mixmin.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; '21,': 0.07; 'python': 0.09; 'subject:Does': 0.09; 'subject:create': 0.09; 'to:addr:comp.lang.python': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'subject:python': 0.11; 'aug': 0.13; 'distinct': 0.16; 'subject:object': 0.16; "would've": 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header :User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'am,': 0.27; 'question': 0.27; 'asking': 0.32; 'science,': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'subject:?': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'does': 0.37; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'mean': 0.38 Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:20:41 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=132.234.83.56; posting-account=rYyWJQoAAACVJO77HvcyJfa3TnGYCqK_ References: User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Google-Web-Client: true X-Google-IP: 132.234.83.56 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Does Polymorphism mean python can create object? From: alex23 To: comp.lang.python@googlegroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Message-ID: Lines: 4 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1345508443 news.xs4all.nl 6936 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:39635 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:27541 On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 12:01 AM, Levi Nie wrote: > Does Polymorphism mean python can create object? No. This isn't D&D. Polymorphism has a distinct meaning in computer science, one which you would've found in less time searching Wikipedia than asking this question here.