PEP 309 - Built-in closure type (with tentative syntax proposal)

[Peter Harris]

"Delaney, Timothy C (Timothy)" <tdelaney at avaya.com> wrote in message news:<mailman.1044938326.30721.python-list at python.org>...
> > From: Alex Martelli [mailto:aleax at aleax.it]
> > 
> > > call operator @(*args,**kw) that instead of invoking   call   on its
> > > left argument, returns a closure object.
> > 
> > I suggest you take the infernal regions' temperatures daily,
> > and come back when they're hovering very close to 0 centigrade.
> 
> Nah - Kelvin. No wink.
> 
> Tim Delaney

Yeah, it's pretty much getting withdrawn from the PEP as a serious
suggestion.

I'll maybe leave it in near the bottom as a morbid exhibit of what
sleep-deprived programmers are capable of.

Peter Harris