Wikipedia says Python has Multiple Inheritance, is this true ?
Thanks,
Aaron
Thanks,
Aaron
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Re: Does Python have Multiple Inheritance ?
Aaron Gray wrote:YesWikipedia says Python has Multiple Inheritance, is this true ?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_inheritance
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Re: Does Python have Multiple Inheritance ?
Aaron Gray wrote:Good grief. You can use Wikipedia but you can't use Google?Wikipedia says Python has Multiple Inheritance, is this true ?
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Re: Does Python have Multiple Inheritance ?
In article <mailman.3639.1 226069293.3487. python-list@python.org >,
Tim Golden <mail@timgolden .me.ukwrote:
Think of it this way:Aaron Gray wrote:>Wikipedia says Python has Multiple Inheritance, is this true ?
Thanks,
Aaron
Good grief. You can use Wikipedia but you can't use Google?
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Aaron is-a WikipediaUser
Aaron is-a GoogleUser
see, multiple inheritance!
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Re: Does Python have Multiple Inheritance ?
On Nov 7, 3:50 pm, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden .me.ukwrote:It seems the OP cannot even use Wikipedia. Between the links to theAaron Gray wrote:>>Wikipedia says Python has Multiple Inheritance, is this true ?>Thanks,>Aaron
Good grief. You can use Wikipedia but you can't use Google?
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page he cites
there is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C3_linearization, which is the
way Multiple Inheritance is implemented in Python.
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Re: Does Python have Multiple Inheritance ?
On Nov 7, 4:38 pm, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden .me.ukwrote:The reason is that in Python using composition is very easy, so thereSeriously, though, although Python does indeed support multiple inheritance,
I have the impression from comments over the years that it's used a lot less
than in other languages where it is more of a common idiom. Certainly in my
own (not negligible) use of Python, I've very rarely used it for anything
but the occasional mixin class.
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I'll leave others to comment on whether this is indeed so and why
it might be :)
is little need for MI
(which is a Good Thing).
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Re: Does Python have Multiple Inheritance ?
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<90d2b348-73b4-446d-9673-3de62927d146@d4 2g2000prb.googl egroups.com>,
Michele Simionato wrote:
Not to mention duck typing, which does away with the need for inheritanceOn Nov 7, 4:38Â pm, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden .me.ukwrote:
>>>Seriously, though, although Python does indeed support multiple
>inheritance, I have the impression from comments over the years that it's
>used a lot less than in other languages where it is more of a common
>idiom.
The reason is that in Python using composition is very easy, so there
is little need for MI
(which is a Good Thing).
altogether.
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Re: Does Python have Multiple Inheritance ?
Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:That seems a somewhat extreme point of view.In message
<90d2b348-73b4-446d-9673-3de62927d146@d4 2g2000prb.googl egroups.com>,
Michele Simionato wrote:
>>>On Nov 7, 4:38 pm, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden .me.ukwrote:
>>>The reason is that in Python using composition is very easy, so there>>Seriously, though, although Python does indeed support multiple
>>inheritance , I have the impression from comments over the years that it's
>>used a lot less than in other languages where it is more of a common
>>idiom.
>is little need for MI
>(which is a Good Thing).
Not to mention duck typing, which does away with the need for inheritance
altogether.
regards
Steve
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Re: Does Python have Multiple Inheritance ?
In message <mailman.3675.1 226101014.3487. python-list@python.org >, Steve
Holden wrote:
Hey, I didn't design the language, I just use it. :)Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>In message
><90d2b348-73b4-446d-9673-3de62927d146@d4 2g2000prb.googl egroups.com>,
>Michele Simionato wrote:
>>>>>>On Nov 7, 4:38 pm, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden .me.ukwrote:
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>>>Seriously, though, although Python does indeed support multiple
>>>inheritanc e, I have the impression from comments over the years that
>>>it's used a lot less than in other languages where it is more of a
>>>common idiom.
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>>The reason is that in Python using composition is very easy, so there
>>is little need for MI (which is a Good Thing).
>Not to mention duck typing, which does away with the need for inheritance
>altogether.
That seems a somewhat extreme point of view.
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Re: Does Python have Multiple Inheritance ?
Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:I'm with Steve. Multiple inheritance is still a "good" thing, especially forIn message <mailman.3675.1 226101014.3487. python-list@python.org >, Steve
Holden wrote:
>>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>That seems a somewhat extreme point of view.>>In message
>><90d2b348-73b4-446d-9673-3de62927d146@d4 2g2000prb.googl egroups.com>,
>>Michele Simionato wrote:
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>>>On Nov 7, 4:38 pm, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden .me.ukwrote:
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>>>>Seriously , though, although Python does indeed support multiple
>>>>inheritance , I have the impression from comments over the years that
>>>>it's used a lot less than in other languages where it is more of a
>>>>common idiom.
>>>The reason is that in Python using composition is very easy, so there
>>>is little need for MI (which is a Good Thing).
>>Not to mention duck typing, which does away with the need for inheritance
>>altogether.
Hey, I didn't design the language, I just use it. :)
mixin-classes. wxPython, for instance, wouldn't be nearly so flexible without it.
-Larry
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Re: Does Python have Multiple Inheritance ?
In message <%lIRk.67026$vX 2.47488@bignews 6.bellsouth.net >, Larry Bates
wrote:
Sure. But Python doesn't _force_ you to do things that way.Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>In message <mailman.3675.1 226101014.3487. python-list@python.org >, Steve
>Holden wrote:
>>>>>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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>>>Not to mention duck typing, which does away with the need for
>>>inheritanc e altogether.
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>>That seems a somewhat extreme point of view.
>Hey, I didn't design the language, I just use it. :)
I'm with Steve. Multiple inheritance is still a "good" thing, especially
for mixin-classes. wxPython, for instance, wouldn't be nearly so flexible
without it.
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