So just to clarify, the issue you're trying to address is when you want early binding like function default arguments get, but you don't want to declare the names as function arguments?
Basically, yeah. Although I later realised I got the name of the feature I want wrong - default arguments are evaluated when the def statement is executed, not when the code is compiled. So it's a matter of being able to execute some code in the functions local namespace at compile time.
I have my doubts about the feasibility of the syntax I posted, too. A version which the Python compiler and parser should actually be able to handle would be to tack an optional clause on to the front of the function definition statement:
using x, y from:
# Again, the right syntax for early binding is not clear
y = x + 2
def f():
print x, y(Similar to some of the ideas about statement local namespaces that were kicking around a while back, but in this case specific to function definitions)
Anyway, if others agree that the ability to execute a suite at def exeuction time to preinitialise a function's locals without resorting to bytecode hacks is worth having, finding a decent syntax is the next trick :)
Cheers, Nick.
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