python-2.1 function attributes

[Michael Hudson]

Mike Romberg <romberg at smaug.fsl.noaa.gov> writes:

>   I've been messing around with python-2.1a1 and have discovered the
> new feature 'function attributes'.  The project I'm currently working
> on can really use this feature.  The feature itself would be much more
> useful if one could predefine a set of attributes with the function
> definition.  This is one of the things mentioned in the 'future
> directions' sections of pep 232 
> 
> http://python.sourceforge.net/peps/pep-0232.html
> 
>   So... I guess I'd like to put in one 'yes' vote for this extension :).

I suspect if you can come up with a decent syntax, it will go in.  I
can't though.  Any ideas?

Cheers,
M.

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