Can global variable be passed into Python function?

[Marko Rauhamaa]

"Mark H. Harris" <harrismh777 at gmail.com>:

> Yep, my point exactly.  nice illustration.

So now, for you and me: let's compare.

    if key is ast.Assign:
        return ' '.join(dump(t) for t in node.targets)
    elif key is ast.AugAssign:
        # Same target and same operator.
        return dump(node.target) + dump(node.op) + "="
    elif key is ast.Return:
        # A return statement is always compatible with another.
        return "(easy)"
    elif key is ast.Expr:
        # Calling these never compatible is wrong. Calling them
        # always compatible will give lots of false positives.
        return "(maybe)"
    else:
        # These ones are never compatible, so return some
        # object that's never equal to anything.
        return float("nan")

vs (my proposal):

    with key from ast:
        if Assign:
            return ' '.join(dump(t) for t in node.targets)
        elif AugAssign:
            # Same target and same operator.
            return dump(node.target) + dump(node.op) + "="
        elif Return:
            # A return statement is always compatible with another.
            return "(easy)"
        elif Expr:
            # Calling these never compatible is wrong. Calling them
            # always compatible will give lots of false positives.
            return "(maybe)"
        else:
            # These ones are never compatible, so return some
            # object that's never equal to anything.
            return float("nan")

Which do *you* find more readable?


Marko