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Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor

References <g6k1t8xg0a.ln2@news.ducksburg.com> <roy-C73AC0.18242330122011@news.panix.com>
Date 2011-12-31 10:36 +1100
Subject Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.4256.1325288188.27778.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> "But!", some C++/Java type bondage addicts might cry, "there's nothing
> to prevent somebody from creating a DirectionIndicatingThingie directly,
> bypassing the factory functions.  There's no way to make the constructor
> private!".  To which the free-willed pythonistas would respond, "If it
> hurts when you do that, don't do that".

You know a Python programmer's been at your C++ code when it opens:
#define class struct

ChrisA

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mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2011-12-30 20:40 +0000
  Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor "Günther Dietrich" <gd.usenet@spamfence.net> - 2011-12-30 22:00 +0100
    Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2011-12-31 20:55 +0000
  Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor Mel Wilson <mwilson@the-wire.com> - 2011-12-30 16:08 -0500
  Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com> - 2011-12-30 21:14 +0000
  Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor Jason Friedman <jason@powerpull.net> - 2011-12-30 21:18 +0000
    Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-30 22:21 +0000
  Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-30 22:13 +0000
  Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-12-30 18:24 -0500
    Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-31 10:36 +1100
      Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-12-30 18:39 -0500
        Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-31 10:47 +1100
    Re: mutually exclusive arguments to a constructor Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2011-12-31 20:59 +0000

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