On Nov 26, 11:55 pm, "Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Then another thing - it strikes me that any problem that can be solved > by metaprogramming, can be solved by putting similar code into a class > and instanciating an instance. > > Does anybody know if this is true? > > If it is, it limits the usefulness of metaprogramming to the creation > of "stored procedures" for "later execution". > > - Hendrik
Many times (probably most times) you can avoid code generation and use classes or higher order functions instead. Actually I don't like code generation techniques in Python and other languages. I would make an exception for Lisp-like languages, however, since there you a pretty powerful macro mechanism that in some cases can be better than using higher order functions, especially if performance is important. I say something more in the latest episode of my "Adventures of a Pythonista in Schemeland" which some of you may find interesting: http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=240836 M. Simionato -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
