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Re:The switch: Python to Node.js by david_a_r_kemp on Sunday December 18, 2011 @02:05PM (#3367216)
__call__; __new__; __getattr__ and __getattribute__; and __metaclass__ - you can do some black magic in Python straight out of the box that takes a lot more work in statically typed languages.
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Re:The switch: Python to Node.js by StavrosK on Sunday December 18, 2011 @02:45PM (#3367318)
Those are used for hacking, though, or for more advanced usage. The syntax is to discourage trivial use.
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