python-2.1 function attributes

[Michael Hudson]

"Tony J Ibbs (Tibs)" <tony at lsl.co.uk> writes:

> Michael Hudson wrote:
> > How about "having"?
> >
> > def func(param) having (publish=1, secure=0):
> >     """ docco """
> >     print "bobbins"
> >
> > to emphasize the attribute-ness one could use a dot prefix:
> >
> > def func(param) having (.publish=1, .secure=0):
> >     """ docco """
> >     print "bobbins"
> >
> > I think I like this (though I'm not sure about the dot
> > prefix).  I might see if I can whip up a patch...
> 
> Yes, "having" is better than "with". That's neat. And it doesn't have
> any obvious other meaning for me. (the important thing was probably
> getting away from "with" - once that's done, if people really don't like
> "having", suggesting new words is simple enough, at leisure)

Cheers for the support!

> I'm not sure about the dot prefix either - it makes them obviously odd,
> but feels sort-of unPythonic. I think I prefer without.

Whichever I do it will be dead simple to convert to the other, so I'll
do both and play around with them, and post them to sf (assuming I can
actually work out how to write the patch).

Done Grammar/Grammar, on to Python/compile.c (haven't been in *there*
for a while...)!

Cheers,
M.

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