[Python-Dev] A Desperate Plea For Introspection (aka: BDFAP Needed) (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Fri Jun 22 23:26:38 CEST 2012

I am accepting the PEP. Congrats Yuri! (And others who feel they deserve it. :-)

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Yury Selivanov <yselivanov.ml at gmail.com> wrote:

On 2012-06-22, at 4:58 PM, Ethan Furman wrote:

That looks strange to me -- I suggest putting brackets around each one, like:

replace(*, [name=,] [kind=,] [default=,] [annotation=]) -> Parameter Isn't it too much?  The PEP clearly indicates '=' is just a notation for an optional parameter. If it's that much of an issue - We can use '=void' instead, as it is in the implementation, and describe how it works.  But that's just noise, that will distract the reader from the PEP. which is still a bit noisy.  At the risk of raising the ire of those who don't condone the use of '...' :)  how about: replace(*, [name=...,] [kind=...,] [default=...,] [annotation=...]  ) -> Parameter That may confuse someone, as ... - Ellipsis is a legitimate object to be used as a default value or annotation: def foo(bar:...=...)->...: pass I'd keep it simple ;)

Please leave in.

-- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido)

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