[Python-Dev] Python keywords (original) (raw)

M.-A. Lemburg mal@lemburg.com
Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:58:34 +0200

Thomas Wouters wrote:

Mark, (and the rest of python-dev) There was a thread here a few weeks ago (or so, I seem to have misplaced that particular thread :P) about using Python keywords as identifiers in some cases. You needed that ability for .NET-Python, where the specs say any identifier should be possible as methods and attributes, and there were some comments on the list on how to do that (by Guido, for one.)

Are you sure you want to confuse Python source code readers by making keywords usable as identifiers ?

What would happen to Python simple to parse grammar -- would syntax highlighting still be as simple as it is now ?

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