Suggestion: make sequence and map interfaces more similar

Mark Lawrence breamoreboy at yahoo.co.uk
Thu Mar 31 09:17:21 EDT 2016


On 31/03/2016 14:08, Antoon Pardon wrote:
> Op 31-03-16 om 13:57 schreef Chris Angelico:
>> Okay. I'll put a slightly different position: Prove that your proposal
>> is worth discussing by actually giving us an example that we can
>> discuss. So far, this thread has had nothing but toy examples (and
>> bogoexamples that prove nothing beyond that the author knows how to
>> mess with Python - fun, but not a strong argument on either side).
>> Give us some real meat to work with, instead of these drips of
>> tantalizing blood.
>
> What a strange request. Whether or not something is worth discussing
> is a personal judgement. So there can be no proof of such a thing.
> I would say: judge for yourself and act accordingly.
>

Drivel.  This is comp.lang.python, where "Practicality beats purity" 
every time, not comp.theoretical.claptrap.

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Mark Lawrence




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