copysort patch, was RE: [Python-Dev] inline sort option (original) (raw)

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at iinet.net.au
Sun Oct 19 06:28:45 EDT 2003

Alex Martelli strung bits together to say:

But, for the general case: the BDFL has recently Pronounced that he does not LIKE chaining and doesn't want to encourage it in the least. Yes, your trick does allow chaining, but the repeated chain(...) calls are cumbersome enough to not count as an encouragement IMHO;-).

Well, yes, that was sort of the point. For those who really like chaining (I'm not one of them - I agree with Guido that it is less readable and harder to maintain), the 'chain' function provides a way to do it with what's already in the language.

Cheers, Nick.

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