[Python-Dev] Partial function application 'from the right'

Calvin Spealman ironfroggy at gmail.com
Tue Feb 3 20:45:10 CET 2009


http://bugs.python.org/issue1706256

Took me a couple days to catch up on this thread so here is the link
for any interested. Could it be possible to reevaluate this?

On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Leif Walsh <leif.walsh at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 7:38 PM, Calvin Spealman <ironfroggy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am just replying to the end of this thread to throw in a reminder
>> about my partial.skip patch, which allows the following usage:
>>
>> split_one = partial(str.split, partial.skip, 1)
>>
>> Not looking to say "mine is better", but if the idea is being given
>> merit, I like the skipping arguments method better than just the
>> "right partial", which I think is confusing combined with keyword and
>> optional arguments. And, this patch already exists. Could it be
>> re-evaluated?
>
> +1 but I don't know where the patch is.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Leif
>



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