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From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-03 07:26:11
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From: "Vladimir Prus" <ghost_at_[hidden]>
> > Reworked to allow derived classes to call base class methods which
have
> > been overridden via explicit qualification
> >
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> Good. I think it should be written somewhere that all methods are
virtual: if
> one method calls another by unqualified name, then it will call the
most
> derived one.
Yeah, some documentation is really needed, isn't it? OK, I'll do that.
> Also, currently, calling "__init__" rule for bases is mandatory:
> the new logic for bringing qualified named in the derived class module
won't
> work otherwise. I don't think this restriction is written down
anywhere.
Good point, but I dislike that limitation so I'll see if it can be
lifted.
-Dave
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