Python 1.6 and Python 3000's new features?
Raoul-Sam Daruwala
raoul at ez-ways.com
Thu Apr 20 16:00:50 EDT 2000
will python3000 have proper scoping? ie. will code like
y = 5
f = lambda x: x * y
t = f(3)
work? or will we still have to play inane games and use
f = lamdba x,y=y:x*y
which, if I'd known about it in time, would have sent me fleeing from python
altogether.
r-s
Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> Alessandro Bottoni wrote:
> > [Python 3000] The contents of this version are still under discussion, but
> > will almost certainly be backward-incompatible.
>
> > [Python 1.6] In addition, Guido will include some existing bug fixes and
> > probably Fredrik Lundh's new regular expressions engine
> >
> > Why Python 3000 should be backward-incompatible? Is it possible to have a
> > "big-picture" of this major version?
>
> spring cleaning. get rid of most warts, add typing, clean
> up the (rather messy, by now) standard library. etc.
>
> > Why new regular expressions? What was wrong with the "old" re module?
>
> it doesn't support unicode.
>
> </F>
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