Buy a vote! (was Re: Poll - Vote here for "list-after-def" (was Decorator syntax))

[Peter Hansen]

Delaney, Timothy C (Timothy) wrote:

> Anthony Baxter wrote:
> 
>>The solution, if you don't like the syntax, is not voting. It's to
>>propose an argument that Guido will accept, in favour of your
>>preferred option. 
> 
> I see this less as a vote, and more an attempt to reach a community
> consensus - or at least a large enough one to lend weight to the many
> arguments that have already been presented.

I suggest that everyone with an opinion on the matter visit the
page at http://www.python.org/psf/donations.html and make a donation,
preferably sized in relation to the strength of your opinion. (*)

Afterwards, we can just visit the updated list of donors and base
the final decision on whether the Atecksan are higher up in the list
than the Listecksan or not.  (And if they are, we can still consider
just banishing them all to Blefuscu, or make them wear high heels or
use Perl or something.)

> I will live with pie-syntax, but I won't be overly happy with it. I
> would much prefer that list-after-def be accepted.

Agreed.

-Peter

(*) I've just done so, since it seems like a more productive thing than
endless argument over the same issues.  And this way at least there will
be money to pay Anthony to do the right thing. ;-)