On 5/26/05, Chad Whitacre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > chad: Hmmm ... I don't follow python-dev closely but hasn't there been > resistance to macros in Python? Are we saying macros may be a good idea > after all? > > ?!ng: resistance -> Yes. > ?!ng: good idea -> Not really. AST transformations are useful for > experimenting with the language, but i don't think there is much > enthusiasm for making these transformations a normal part of the way > most programs are written.
Right. We fear macros and prefer to suffer getattr hooks, descriptors, and decorators <wink>. Jeremy _______________________________________________ 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
