[Python-Dev] properties on modules?

Jeff Epler jepler@unpythonic.net
Mon, 13 Jan 2003 18:30:40 -0600


On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 09:34:20AM -0800, Neil Schemenauer wrote:
> It would be really cool if this worked:
> 
> import time
> now = property(lambda m: time.time())
> 
> Obviously a silly example but I hope the idea is clear.  Is there a
> reason this couldn't be made to work?

I don't know, but if you create time.now, then will *both* of these work?
    print time.now

    from time import now
    print now

If not, it would be quite counterintuitive.

Jeff