On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:16:05 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> The one thing I don't like about Python syntax is using backslashes to
> continue lines.
Then don't use them. Put everything in one long line.
Or do something like this. Instead of
for Link in GetEachRecord("lots", "and", "lots", "of", "arguments"):
you can do this:
args = ("lots", "and", "lots", "of", "arguments")
for Link in GetEachRecord(*args):
> Not possible:
>
> for \
> Link \
> in \
> GetEachRecord \
> (
> "links",
> ("from_episode",),
> "to_episode = %s",
> [EpisodeID],
> "order by when_created"
> ) \
> :
> out.write \
> (
> "<P><A HREF=\"%s\">Back to episode %d</A>\n"
> %
> (
> LinkToMe({"ep" : Link["from_episode"]}),
> Link["from_episode"]
> )
> )
> #end for
That is quite possibly the ugliest piece of code I've ever seen in
Python. I'm impressed. Did you format it yourself or did you use a
professionally written code-uglifier?
Or perhaps I should say:
That
is
quite possibly
the
ugliest piece
of code
I
'
ve
ever seen
in
Python
.
# end sentence
But have you actually tried it before declaring it isn't possible? After
writing a couple of short stub functions, then copy-and-pasting your
code, it worked perfectly for me.
For the record, here are the stubs I used:
class Stub(object):
def write(self, *args):
print "Stub called"
def GetEachRecord(*args):
return [{"from_episode": i} for i in range(5)]
def LinkToMe(*args):
return "stub"
out = Stub()
EpisodeID = 1234
Now copy the "Not possible" code from Lawrence's original post. Make sure
you adjust the indentation of the first line, i.e. there should be no
white space before the "for". Paste the whole lot into your Python
interpreter, and you should get "Stub called" printed five times.
--
Steven.
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