On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:09 PM, rusi <rustompm...@gmail.com> wrote: > OP wants attribute identifiers like outer_fieldset-inner_fieldset-third_field. > Say I have a python expression: > obj.outer_fieldset-inner_fieldset-third_field
I don't think so. What the OP asked for was: my_object.'valid-attribute-name-but-not-valid-identifier' Or describing it another way: A literal string instead of a token. This is conceivable, at least, but I don't think it gives any advantage over a dictionary. What you could do, though, is create a single object that can be indexed either with dot notation or as a dictionary. For that to work, there'd have to be some restrictions (eg no leading underscores - at very least, __token__ should be special still), but it wouldn't be hard to do - two magic methods and the job's done, I think; you might even be able to manage on one. (Code golf challenge, anyone?) Of course, there's still the question of whether that even is an advantage. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
