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Re: anomaly

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Date 2015-05-11 17:44 +1000
Subject Re: anomaly
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.348.1431330279.12865.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 5:12 AM, boB Stepp <robertvstepp@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Common Python thought::  "We're all adults here."    If you want to override
>> a builtin within your own namespace, who are we to stop you?
>
> I'm surprised that this thought has not been added to the "Zen Of
> Python", as I see it as more and more recurrent as I continue my
> studies. What I would like to comprehend is what is the essential
> mindset of Python? That is, what do I need to understand, so that I am
> no longer likely to be surprised by discovering new possibilities in
> Python such as what the current thread is discussing?

The Zen of Python is a static document, a historical artifact of a
sort. But in terms of understanding the philosophy of Python, "we're
all adults here" is a big part of it. Once you grok the notion that
nothing can be prevented, you're freed from such considerations as:

* Obfuscating, encrypting, or otherwise hiding your source code
* Private members with restricted access
* Strict type checking, to prevent someone passing in a wrong piece of data
* Prevention of monkey-patching

etc, etc, etc. In actual fact, anyone can bypass any restriction, in
any language; and Python is just more open/honest about it than
languages like C++; for instance, instead of having true private
members where the compiler stops you from looking at or changing them,
Python gives you single-underscore-named attributes, where nobody
stops you from doing anything, but there's a general understanding
that they're not governed by the usual compatibility rules, so
upgrading a library might break your code. Happy with that? Go ahead
then, use the internals.

Hakuna matata, what a wonderful phrase.

ChrisA

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  Re: anomaly Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-05-10 09:48 -0700
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    Re: anomaly boB Stepp <robertvstepp@gmail.com> - 2015-05-10 14:12 -0500
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    Re: anomaly Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-05-11 12:15 +0200
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                Re: anomaly Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-13 13:58 +1000
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            Re: anomaly Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-05-12 16:23 -0400
            Re: anomaly Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-05-13 09:07 +0200
          Re: anomaly Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-05-13 12:19 +1200
            Re: anomaly Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-05-13 09:23 +0200
        Re: anomaly Gary Herron <gherron@digipen.edu> - 2015-05-12 09:07 -0700
    Re: anomaly Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-05-11 12:47 +0100
    Re: anomaly boB Stepp <robertvstepp@gmail.com> - 2015-05-11 07:43 -0500
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    Re: anomaly Gary Herron <gherron@digipen.edu> - 2015-05-10 18:07 -0700
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