On Feb 19, 4:01 am, Duncan Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Berwyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Is it just me that thinks "__init__" is rather ugly? Not to mention > >> "if __name__ == '__main__': ..."? > > > That ugliness has long been my biggest bugbear with python, too. The > > __name__ == '__main__' thing is something I always have to look up, > > every time I use it, too ... awkward. > > > I'd settle for: > > > hidden def init(self): # which could be extended to work > > for everything "hidden x=3" > > ... > > > And for __name__ == '__main__' how about: > > > if sys.main(): > > ... > > Or even: > > @hidden > def init(self): ... > > @main > def mymainfunc(): > ... >
I'd much rather type a few underscores than have to constantly use decorators. I don't see what's so ugly about __init__. To me it just looks like it's underscored, though maybe that comes from having worked with a lot of wikis. But I really don't find it an encumbrance, and the fact that it requires no special handling from the parser is just part of the beautiful simplicity of Python. Hyuga -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
