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accessing a python int literals methods
In Python, everything is an object.
But then again, why doesn't the following snippet work?
1.__add__(2)
However, this does work:
n = 1
n.__add__(2)
What is the difference between n and 1?
Isn't it a design failure that it doesn't work?
For instance, it does work with string literals as well.
"one".__add__("two")
For comparison, it works well on other purely object oriented languages too.
Let's take a closer look at this compiling c# example:
Console.WriteLine(100.ToString());
Then again, what distinguishes Python from C# in the perspective of everything is an object?