[Python-Dev] n.numbits: method or property? (original) (raw)

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Wed Nov 12 04:28:07 CET 2008


Mike Klaas wrote:

On 11-Nov-08, at 4:16 PM, Mark Dickinson wrote:

More generally, what are the guidelines for determining when it's appropriate to make something a property rather than a method? Both are awkward on numeric types in python, necessitating brackets or a space before the dot: (1).doc 1 .doc I'd suggest a third alternative, which is a standalone function in math: from math import numbits: numbits(1)

Math is pretty much float, not int functions.



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