> I've seen repeatedly on c.l.p a suggestion to modify the syntax & the core > to allow * and ** in function calls, so that: > > class SubFoo(Foo): > def __init__(self, *args, **kw): > apply(Foo, (self, ) + args, kw) > ... > > could be written > > class SubFoo(Foo): > def __init__(self, *args, **kw): > Foo(self, *args, **kw) > ... > > I really like this notion, but before I poke around trying to see if it's > doable, I'd like to get feedback on whether y'all think it's a good idea > or not. And if someone else wants to do it, feel free -- I am of course > swamped, and I won't get to it until after rich comparisons. > > FWIW, apply() is one of my least favorite builtins, aesthetically > speaking. I like the idea, but it would mean a major reworking of the grammar and the parser. Can I persuade you to keep this on ice until 2.0? --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
RetroSearch is an open source project built by @garambo | Open a GitHub Issue
Search and Browse the WWW like it's 1997 | Search results from DuckDuckGo
HTML:
3.2
| Encoding:
UTF-8
| Version:
0.7.4