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Re:Why Is Python Growing So Quickly? by goatlover on Thursday September 14, 2017 @02:42PM (#15251126)
But that would be on your for misusing the length method. All the built-in and popular libraries would still define length properly.
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Re:Why Is Python Growing So Quickly? by xapata on Thursday September 14, 2017 @07:09PM (#15253234)
Perhaps, but "your" mistake might impede the popularity of the language. A wide range of well-designed community libraries are a major reason to choose Python.

Take a look at the design rationale for the new __matmul__ magic method. It's not for the standard library, it's for the community.

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