[Python-Dev] PEP 318 restrictions on elements (original) (raw)

[Python-Dev] PEP 318 - generality of list; restrictions on elements

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Mon Mar 8 16:43:12 EST 2004

I agree. FWIW, I think the list of things inside the square brackets should be simple identifiers, i.e. the names of callables that have been defined elsewhere. I'd prefer to keep them simple, meaning no lambdas or list comprehensions. But that's just me.

Actually, allowing things that look like function calls here would be very useful, e.g. to set C#-like attributes. (Or so a little birdie tells me.)

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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