[Python-Dev] PEP 318: Properties
Phillip J. Eby
pje at telecommunity.com
Mon Apr 5 11:18:34 EDT 2004
At 09:20 AM 4/5/04 -0400, Jewett, Jim J wrote:
> x=asdlfjk
>
>looks like x is now set to something. I expect it it to stay that way until
>the next x=??? statement.
Or the next 'def x' statement, or 'class x' statement. Assignment is not
the only way to bind a name in Python.
Even if you know nothing about decorators, it should be apparent that in
today's Python, this:
x = 42
def x(): pass
does *not* leave x equal to 42.
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