From: gabriele renzi Date: 2004-10-21T07:04:17+09:00 Subject: Re: A concise description of Ruby? bruno modulix ha scritto: >> >> python does, > > > It doesn't. Right, it does'nt for 'types' like str, but it does for all the other classes, and you can override builtin's metaclass. And there is a module to allow the change of builtins. But in the end you're right, I was incorrect (by reading 'builtin' as 'existing' )