[Python-Dev] properties on modules?

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Mon, 13 Jan 2003 13:36:02 -0500


> It would be really cool if this worked:
> 
> import time
> now = property(lambda m: time.time())
> 
> Obviously a silly example but I hope the idea is clear.  Is there a
> reason this couldn't be made to work?

The idea is not clear to me at all.  Why can't you say

now = lambda: time.time()

???

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