Commit b2a90918 authored by Georg Brandl's avatar Georg Brandl

#3214 followup: add link to ABC entry.

parent ba147ffe
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must be a duck.") By emphasizing interfaces rather than specific types,
well-designed code improves its flexibility by allowing polymorphic
substitution. Duck-typing avoids tests using :func:`type` or
:func:`isinstance`. (Note, however, that duck-typing can be complemented
with abstract base classes.) Instead, it typically employs :func:`hasattr`
tests or :term:`EAFP` programming.
:func:`isinstance`. (Note, however, that duck-typing can be complemented
with :term:`abstract base class`\ es.) Instead, it typically employs
:func:`hasattr` tests or :term:`EAFP` programming.
EAFP
Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. This common Python coding
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