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23 years ago In UserString.py from the library, the method "__imul" is mis-spelled as "__imull" (extra L). This turns out to be a good thing, since the method uses "+=" on the data member, a string, where what is intended is apparently "*=". The class seems to work, I presume, because, since the interpreter can't find a method __imul, it does the multiplication and re-assignment itself. But: import UserString a=UserString.UserString("foo") a.__imull(3) produces a suitable error.
gvanrossum
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