Overriding Built-in Classes (Python)

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Published on 2010-05-07T16:20:37Z Indexed on 2010/05/07 16:38 UTC
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How can I view and override the full definition for built in classes? I have seen the library docs but am looking for something more.

For e.g. is it possible to override the Array Class such that the base index starts from 1 instead of 0, or to override .sort() of list to a sorting algorithm of my own liking?

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