[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] peps: Switch back to named functions, since the Ellipsis version degenerated badly (original) (raw)

Jim Jewett jimjjewett at gmail.com
Thu Feb 23 17:37:34 CET 2012


On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:22 AM, nick.coghlan <python-checkins at python.org> wrote:

+    in x = weakref.ref(target, reportdestruction) +    def reportdestruction(obj): print("{} is being destroyed".format(obj))

+If the repetition of the name seems especially annoying, then a throwaway +name like f can be used instead::

+    in x = weakref.ref(target, f) +    def f(obj): +        print("{} is being destroyed".format(obj))

I still feel that the helper function (or class) is subordinate, and should be indented. Thinking of "in ..." as a decorator helps, but makes it seem that the helper function is the important part (which it sometimes is...)

I understand that adding a colon and indent has its own problems, but ... I'm not certain this is better, and I am certain that the desire for indentation is strong enough to at least justify discussion in the PEP.

-jJ



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