Guido van Rossum wrote: > Please move this to the python-3000 list. > > Also please explain what problem you are solving before proposing a > solution. > > I note that we are seeing quite a flurry of language change proposals. > I have to recommend restraint; I *don't* want to turn the entire > language upside down. That's not a comment on this particular > proposal, but on the issue of too many proposals. From actual users of > the language I get more complaints about the breakneck speed of > Python's evolution than about the brokenness of the current language. > > --Guido
Actually, the "problem" I am trying to solve is the debate on the mailing list. That is, I listen to what people are asking for, and what disagreements they have, and then I try to provide a solution that resolves the debate. In this case, there was a lot of discussion about lexical scoping, and various people proposing solutions (such as redefining the behavior of 'global') that I thought were (a) problematic, and (b) not a lot of bang for the buck (i.e. the disruption vs. utility tradeoff was poor IMHO.) To be honest, I really have no stake in this proposal, and I don't intend to spend any time defending it other than to correct misperceptions - however, I offer it as a potential starting point for people who are interested in the whole lexical scoping issue. If someone feels that this proposal gives them what they want, then great - otherwise I'll drop it. -- Talin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com