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These are patterns from the GoF book. Learning to use these patterns in Python is like learning Esperanto so you can pray. Python doesn't need these patterns
by dkarl 17y ago
These are patterns from the GoF book. Learning to use these patterns in Python is like learning Esperanto so you can pray. Python doesn't need these patterns any more than God needs you to speak Esperanto.
- limist 17y agoWell yes, arguably learning Esperanto and speaking it for any purpose is already a sincere form of prayer. :) Python may not "need" these patterns, but python programmers might. At the minimum, I find it useful to know how design patterns from Java, Smalltalk, etc. are done in Python, especially if it gives me bragging rights that a pattern can be implemented in a fraction of the LoC needed for those other languages.