[Python-Dev] PEP 457: Syntax For Positional-Only Parameters

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Wed Oct 9 15:36:48 CEST 2013


Le Wed, 09 Oct 2013 15:32:10 +0200,
Larry Hastings <larry at hastings.org> a écrit :
> On 10/09/2013 02:38 PM, Benjamin Peterson wrote:
> > Why does a syntax need to be reserved? Documentation conventions and
> > the syntax of internal tools like argument clinic may be changed any
> > time we like.
> 
> If Argument Clinic is accepted, and ships with Python, my expectation
> is that it would cease being an internal tool, and would start being
> used by external developers.

I think it would be better to exercise it first as an internal tool,
eliminate any possible quirks and issues, and *then* perhaps expose it
as a public API.

By the way, do you think it'll be ready for 3.4?

Regards

Antoine.




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