[Python-Dev] PEP 318: Can't we all just get along?

Michael Hudson mwh at python.net
Mon Aug 23 13:08:10 CEST 2004


Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> writes:

>> > If the community can *agree* on
>> > something they can support, I will listen.
>> 
>> Even if it's []-after-args?
>
> If most people favor that over prefix @deco, sure, I'll give it
> another look.  (It better come with an implementation though.)

It has one, mine (well, at least the grammar and compiler changes).

Anthony keeps accusing my posting of this patch two-and-a-half years
ago (!) of starting this whole mudpie...

Cheers,
mwh

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