Why Can I Do This

Why Can I Do This
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Someone just discovered they can override __getattribute__ to intercept attribute access and dynamically fetch functions from the builtins module. So now their Blorp class can magically call hello_world("print") even though that method doesn't exist—it's just grabbing the print function at runtime.

Python's dunder methods are like giving a toddler the keys to a bulldozer. Sure, you can do it, but should you? Your future self (and anyone who has to maintain this code) will be debugging phantom methods wondering where the hell they're defined. Spoiler: they're not. They're summoned from the void like some dark magic ritual.

Just because Python lets you doesn't mean your code review should.

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