Ken Tilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Man that whole thing is messy. > > I do not see much difference, except that the character count is 25% > less in the macro version:
The macro calls aren't so bad, but the macro definition is pretty horrendous. There's no need to invent and program all that new syntax when Python's existing syntax does the job perfectly well. > I don't know, perhaps the best argument against macros is that no > Pythonista wants them. That is actually a damn good reason. I've wanted macros from time to time, but this isn't a situation that calls for them. They're just less important in Python than in Lisp. Python already has enough syntax to not constantly need new syntax extensions. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
