[Python-ideas] Method chaining notation

[Chris Angelico]

On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 2:44 AM, Alan Cristhian Ruiz
<alan.cristh at gmail.com> wrote:
> What is wrong with the current sintax?:
>
> 'abcd'\
>      .upper()\
>      .lower()\
>      .title()

It doesn't have each method operate on the original object. It's not
easy to see with strings, but try this:

list_of_numbers = [1,2]
list_of_numbers.append(3)
list_of_numbers.append(4)
list_of_numbers.append(5)

Now write that without repeating list_of_numbers all the way down the line.

ChrisA