[Python-Dev] Extended Function syntax

[Oren Tirosh]

On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 06:32:22PM +1300, Greg Ewing wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 11:46:54PM -0500, Barry A. Warsaw wrote:
> ...
> > Interesting.  I've always wanted to be able to write...
> > 
> > class Foo:
> >     ...
> > 
> > def Foo.baz(self, a, b, c):
> >     ...
> 
> Yes, that would be nice. It would be incompatible with that idea,
> unfortunately.

The statement "def foo(...):" is just a shortcut for the assignment
"foo=new.function(CODE, GLOBS, 'foo')". So why not make "def foo.bar(...):"
a shortcut for "foo.bar=new.function(CODE, GLOBS, 'foo.bar')" ?

If the attributes of a property object are made assignable the following 
code will work:

  prop = property()

  def prop.fget(self):
     ...

  def prop.fset(self, value):
     ...

This will also allow creating classes the way Barry suggested or creating
new kinds of namespaces.

"Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!"-ly yours,

	Oren