INADA Naoki songofacandy at gmail.com
Thu Jan 12 01:03:15 EST 2017

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> Built-in functions
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> Python is an object-oriented language, but it is not *purely*
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> object-oriented. Not everything needs to be `a method of some object  <http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com.au/2006/03/execution-in-kingdom-of-nouns.html>`_,
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> and functions have their advantages.  See the
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> `FAQ <https://docs.python.org/3/faq/design.html#why-does-python-use-methods-for-some-functionality-e-g-list-index-but-functions-for-other-e-g-len-list>`_
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> for more detail.
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I don't like this FAQ entry.  See this issue: https://bugs.python.org/issue27671

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