On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:50:36 -0400, Terry Reedy wrote: > Lie Ryan wrote: >> On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:20:46 -0400, Terry Reedy wrote: > Then why do you object to current > mylist = linkedlist(data) > and request the harder to write and implement > mylist = list(data, implementation = 'linkedlist')
I don't wholly object it. I think it's fine but can be improved. I tend to be more inclined on this side though: mylist = list.linkedlist(data) # or list<othersymbol>linkedlist(data) as syntax sugar for mylist = list(data, implementation = 'linkedlist') this kinds of syntax magnify the fact that linkedlist is a choice of implementation for list abstract type. The current syntax makes no indication whatsoever that linkedlist is anything related to list. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
