From: Lennon Day-Reynolds <lennon@...>
Date: 2003-03-21T18:36:37+09:00
Subject: Re: Strong advantages over Python

Mauricio Fern�ndez wrote:

> [snip]
>
>>
>>...any existing instances of Array would then have this method 
>>available. In Python, however, I would have to re-define/load the class, 
>>then re-instantiate any objects of that type in order to access the new 
>>instance method.
>>    
>>
>
>This isn't what can be inferred from http://www.ruby-talk.org/67397.
>  
>
Actually, from the output of the script included in the message, it 
would appear that the kind of dynamic extension I was talking about 
isn't possible. Testing it myself, however, I have to concede that it is 
indeed possible to dynamically add new methods to a class, and have 
those changes percolate out to pre-existing instances.

My apologies to all; it would appear that I have forgotten more (or 
never learned as much) about Python than I thought. Feel free to ignore 
all my previous and future comments on the issue, except for the syntax 
bit, since everyone seems to like that idea ;)

Lennon