[Python-3000] PEP 3124 - Overloading, Generic Functions, Interfaces, etc. (original) (raw)
Christian Tanzer tanzer at swing.co.at
Sun May 13 16:31:03 CEST 2007
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"Guido van Rossum" <guido at python.org> wrote:
- Expect pushback on your assumption that every function or method should be fair game for overloading. Requiring explicit tagging the base or default implementation makes things a lot more palatable and predictable for those of us who are still struggling to accept GFs.
Front-up tagging might make it more palatable but IMHO it would be a serious mistake.
I still shudder when I think of C++'s virtual (although it's been a
looong time since I stopped using C++ [thanks, Guido!] :-)
PS: I didn't have time to really study Phillip's PEP but I've followed the GF saga over the months and I'd be very happy if GF's were promoted to be a core feature of Python!
-- Christian Tanzer http://www.c-tanzer.at/
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