From: john_sips_tea@...
Date: 2006-03-28T01:28:54+09:00
Subject: Re: deciphering poignant guide chapter 4 example

> obj.fct()
>
> the language first has to find out if and where "fct" is in "obj".
> To do so, ruby will see "fct" as a Symbol and look for that
> symbol in "obj", and Python will see "fct" as a string and look
> for it in "obj".

Ah. Thank you for pointing that out! I see what you mean.
The runtime has to find the method *somehow*.

> If you prefer, these two statement are exactly equivalent :
>
> obj.fct <=> obj.send(:fct)
>
> The same equivalence in Python:
>
> obj.fct <=>obj.getattr("fct")

Ahh. Very informative. I'm gonna have to try and put some
of this up on the Ruby wiki.

> Hope that helped !
>
> Pierre

Very much so. Thanks again Pierre. :)