Grant Edwards wrote:
> In the situations described, I always use strings
> and have never felt the need for something else:
...
> I don't think I even understand what the objection is. What is
> needed is a code fragment that shows how the use of strings is
> untenable.
myObject.value = 'value1'
#... 100 lines of code elided...
if myObject.value = 'Value1':
do_right_thing()
else:
do_wrong_thing()
I don't actually think string use is 'untenable', but it is definitely
more error-prone. With some sort of named object on the right hand side
you will at least get a helpful NameError.
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