properties vs. eval()

[Steve Holden]

Bob Rogers wrote:
> So you're saying you don't know the answer?  The question wasn't
> "should I use setattr?"
> 
No, the "*question*" was (paraphrasing slightly) "is [it] possible to 
dispense with the compile step and use eval() alone while setting a 
property" the *answer* was "you should use setattr".

If you don't see that this implies that using eval() is not a good idea 
until other resources have been exhausted, then you need to understand: 
"using eval() is not a good idea until other resources have been exhausted".

regards
  Steve
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