On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 6:54 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote: > Seebs wrote: <snip> >> Interesting! I tend to really like the ability to chain methods, >> depending >> on context. I find the side-effect/expression mix pretty normal, so I'm >> used to it. > > As a rule, chaining method calls risks violating the Law of Demeter. Just > sayin'.
Not in the specific case of fluent interfaces[1] though, which could have been what Seebach had in mind. Whether fluent interfaces are a good idea... Cheers, Chris -- [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluent_interface -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
