On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 00:30:36 -0400, Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bengt Richter) writes: > >> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 18:07:31 -0400, Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>I know, lambda bashing (and defending) in the group is one of the most >>>popular ways to avoid writing code. However, while staring at some Oz >>>code, I noticed a feature that would seem to make both groups happy - >>>if we can figure out how to avoid the ugly syntax. >> try >> >> >> http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?as_q=anonymous+def&as_ugroup=comp.lang.python >> >> for much discussion of this ;-) > >Well, that pretty much kills that. I knew there had been a lot of Well, why consider it killed? Maybe your weight could tilt the balance ;-) I still like the anonymous def. >discussion about anonymous functions, anonymous blocks, and of course >various lambda replacements. But I didn't realize almost exactly this >proposal had been discussed before. Shouldn't surprise me, though. > >Thanks to everyone who took the time to read and respond. > Sometimes ideas have to sit in the mulch for a while before it's their season to bloom ;-) Regards, Bengt Richter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
