namespaces module (a.k.a. bunch, struct, generic object, etc.) PEP

[Nick Coghlan]

BJörn Lindqvist wrote:
> I like it alot! My only minor complaint is that the name is to long.
> Also I *really wish* the Namespace could do this:
> 
> r, g, b = col = Namespace(r = 4, g = 3, b = 12)
> 
> But alas, I guess that's not doable within the scope of the Namespace PEP. 

You can almost spell that already, it just won't do what you want:

   r, g, b = col = dict(r = 4, g = 3, b = 12).values()

The dict-based implementation means named tuples they ain't :)

However, the namespaces module *would* provide a natural location for a 
NamedTuple class.

Cheers,
Nick.

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