>>>>> "SM" == Skip Montanaro <skip@mojam.com> writes:
BAW> Floats don't currently have attributes.
SM> True enough, but why can't they?
Skip, didn't you realize I was setting you up to ask that question? :)
I don't necessarily think other objects shouldn't have such
attributes, but I thought it might be easier to shove this one tiny
little pill down peoples' throats first. Once they realize it tastes
good, /they'll/ want more :)
SM> Awhile ago, Paul Prescod proposed something I think he called
SM> a super tuple, which allowed you to address tuple elements
SM> using attribute names:
>> t = ("x": 1, "y": 2, "z": 3) print t.x
| 1
| >>> print t[1]
| 2
SM> (or something like that). I'm sure Paul or others will chime
SM> in if they think it's relevant.
Might be. I thought that was a cool idea too at the time.
SM> Your observation was that functions have a __doc__ attribute
SM> that is being abused in multiple, conflicting ways because
SM> it's the only function attribute people have to play with. I
SM> have absolutely no quibble with that. See:
SM>
SM> http://www.python.org/pipermail/doc-sig/1999-December/001671.html
SM> (Note that it apparently fell on completely deaf ears... ;-) I
SM> like your proposal. I was just wondering out loud if it
SM> should be more general.
Perhaps so.
-Barry
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