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Re: Confessions of a Python fanboy

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On 11/05/2015 07:15, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Monday 11 May 2015 11:46, zipher wrote:
>
>> By having methods like len() in your built-in namespace when it's really
>> only relevant to objects that are types of containers, you blur one
>> primary component of OOP:  encapsulation.
>
> Gosh, one would almost think that Python's concept of OOP wasn't pure enough
> for you.
>
> You should talk to that other guy who says that Python is too pure, his name
> is Mark Rosenblitt-Janssen. I'm sure you two would have a lot to talk about.
>

Ah, the penny has finally dropped.  I recall years ago somebody pointing 
out his website.  It had clearly been put together after the narcotics 
from several bulk carriers had been consumed.

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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Re: Confessions of a Python fanboy zipher <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2015-05-10 18:46 -0700
  Re: Confessions of a Python fanboy Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-11 12:00 +1000
    Re: Confessions of a Python fanboy zipher <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2015-05-10 19:11 -0700
      Re: Confessions of a Python fanboy Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-11 12:18 +1000
        OFFTOPIC, WAS Re: Confessions of a Python fanboy zipher <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2015-05-10 19:27 -0700
          Re: OFFTOPIC, WAS Re: Confessions of a Python fanboy Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-05-11 12:41 +1000
  Re: Confessions of a Python fanboy Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-11 16:15 +1000
    Re: Confessions of a Python fanboy Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-05-11 07:31 +0100

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