On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:15:27 -0800, Russ P. wrote: > On Dec 6, 4:32 am, Andreas Waldenburger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 04:02:54 -0800 (PST) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> > class C: >> > def $method(arg): >> > $value = arg >> >> > (Note there's no point after $, it's not currently possible).
If -- and that's a HUGE if -- the compiler is changed to allow $method, it could certainly be changed to allow $.method. >> > Ruby >> > uses @ and @@ for similar purposes. I agree that the code looks >> > worse, but also shorter to read and write, so in lines of code that >> > use many instance attributes, that short $ syntax helps keep the line >> > shorter. So I may grow to accept this sugar... If a line of code uses too many instance attributes to fit comfortably on a line, spread it over two lines. There is no newline shortage, they are a renewable resource. >> But that is not the way Python is meant to work. There are several >> tennets in the Zen of Python that don't chime well with this approach. >> "self" is a speaking identifier, "$" isn't. > > Is "@" a "speaking identifier? How about "#" and "!="? Last I heard, > they were all part of Python. Yes they are. @f is pronounced "at f" or "decorate f". # comment is pronounced "hash comment" or even not pronounced at all. x != y is pronounced "x not equal to y" The proposed def $method(arg): would be pronounced "def dollar method arg" or "def method self arg". The first is ugly to my ears, the second confusing. -2 on this proposal. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
