On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:35:51 +, Tom Anderson wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
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>> On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:57:05 +0100, Gabriel Zachmann wrote:
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>>> I was wondering why python doesn't contain a way to make things "const"?
>>>
>>> If it were possible to "declare" variables
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:57:05 +0100, Gabriel Zachmann wrote:
>
>> I was wondering why python doesn't contain a way to make things "const"?
>>
>> If it were possible to "declare" variables at the time they are bound
>> to objects that they should not al
Gabriel Zachmann wrote:
>
> I was wondering why python doesn't contain a way to make things "const"?
>
> If it were possible to "declare" variables at the time they are bound to
> objects that they should not allow modification of the object, then we
> would have a concept _orthogonal_ to data
Gabriel Zachmann wrote:
>
> I was wondering why python doesn't contain a way to make things "const"?
>
> If it were possible to "declare" variables at the time they are bound to
> objects that they should not allow modification of the object, then we
> would have a concept _orthogonal_ to data
Gabriel Zachmann wrote:
[...]
>
> It seems to me that implementing that feature would be fairly easy.
> All that would be needed is a flag with each variable.
>
It seems to me like it should be quite easy to add a sixth forward gear
to my car, but I'm quite sure an auto engineer would quickly be
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:57:05 +0100, Gabriel Zachmann wrote:
> I was wondering why python doesn't contain a way to make things "const"?
>
> If it were possible to "declare" variables at the time they are bound to
> objects that they should not allow modification of the object, then we would
> ha
I was wondering why python doesn't contain a way to make things "const"?
If it were possible to "declare" variables at the time they are bound to
objects that they should not allow modification of the object, then we would
have a concept _orthogonal_ to data types themselves and, as a by-produc
