[Python-Dev] properties on modules? (original) (raw)

Ben Laurie ben@algroup.co.uk
Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:13:49 +0000

Brian Quinlan wrote:

It would be really cool if this worked:

import time now = property(lambda m: time.time()) Obviously a silly example but I hope the idea is clear. Is there a reason this couldn't be made to work? The idea is not clear to me at all. Why can't you say now = lambda: time.time() Presumably, he would prefer this syntax: start = time.now to: start = time.now() The .NET framework implements "now" as a property rather than a function and I find it distasteful for some reason.

Presumably because inutuition says properties should hold still, not wiggle about of their own accord.

Cheers,

Ben.

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