[Python-Dev] Column offsets for attribute nodes

[Sven Brauch]

Hey,

yeah, you're right, that would be even better. Currently it would also
give a 3 for bar in "foo.    bar.baz". I'd be fine with both
solutions, but yours seems more logical.

Bye,
Sven

2010/12/27 Glenn Linderman <v+python at g.nevcal.com>:
> On 12/26/2010 1:41 PM, Sven Brauch wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> I recently filed a feature request in the tracker to change the
> behaviour of the parser in terms of setting ranges on attribute AST
> nodes, because I'm working on an application which needs more
> information than is currently provided. I suggested to change the
> behaviour from
> foo.bar.baz # <- foo is said to start at column 0, bar at 0 and baz at
> 0 (current)
> to
> foo.bar.baz # <- foo starts at 0, bar at 3 and baz at 7 (suggestion)
>
> In that discussion, there's been different opinions about which
> behaviour is better; main arguments were "consistency" for the current
> and "usefulness" for the suggested behaviour. It has been proposed to
> ask the question on this list, that's why I'm doing that now. :)
> The thread can be found here: http://bugs.python.org/issue10769
>
> So, which version do you think to be better: the current one or the
> suggested one?
>
> The current one is better, but maybe bar at 4 and baz at 8 would be even
> better.
>
> In other words, I don't think pointing at the "." is useful?  Was that your
> intention?
>
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