Python extension methods

Question

OK, in C# we have something like:

public static string Destroy(this string s) { 
    return \"\";
}

So basically, when you have a string you ca

Answer 1

C# implemented extension methods because it lacks first class functions, Python has them and it is the preferred method for "wrapping" common functionality across disparate classes in Python.

There are good reasons to believe Python will never have extension methods, simply look at the available built-ins:

len(o) calls o.__len__
iter(o) calls o.__iter__
next(o) calls o.next
format(o, s) calls o.__format__(s)

Basically, Python likes functions.