[Python-ideas] syntax for set

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On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 5:37 AM, Masklinn <masklinn at masklinn.net> wrote:

> On 2010-11-24, at 11:57 , Carl M. Johnson wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Mike Meyer <
> > mwm-keyword-python.b4bdba at mired.org> wrote:
> >> "Masklinn" <masklinn at masklinn.net> wrote:
> >>> As an alternative, I would modestly propose banning integer literals
> >>> altogether in favor of english-spelled constants: `ONE` can hardly be
> >>> confused with the letter `l`, and having to write `FIVE HUNDRED
> >>> FORTY-ONE BILLION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY
> >>> ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE` rather than 514451981921 would
> >>> surely reduce the usage of redundant magic numbers in the code.
> > +1 If it's good enough for my banker when writing checks, it should be
> good
> > enough for Python. But it might be safer if we required the Arabic
> numerals
> > in parentheses following the English. If the two don't match, we could
> raise
> > a CheckingError. Seems to be a basically self-documenting error type to
> me.
>
> But then we're back with the possible confusion between arabic numerals and
> ascii characters.
>
> Still, I think this idea is a good one, we need some kind of checksum.
> Maybe it could be merged with Mike's proposal: the "basic english" number is
> followed by the same number written using roman numerals and the two
> versions are checked against one another to ensure consistency.
>
>
Wow.  We are in the Twilight Zone.  Queue music...

mark
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