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david_a_r_kemp on Dec 18, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: The switch: Python to Node.js

__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.

stavros on Dec 18, 2011 [–]

Those are used for hacking, though, or for more advanced usage. The syntax is to discourage trivial use.

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