[Raymond Hettinger] > This PEP is an excellent example of improving readability and usability > by omitting a keyword and simplifying syntax. It neither provides nor > takes away functionality; instead, it is a bit of a beautification > effort. > > Essentially it creates a lighter-weight, more usable syntax for > specifying deferred function arguments. Like decorators, this helps out > programmers who understand and use this technique, and it is harmless > and invisible for the rest. It is especially handy in the absence of an > if-then-else expression. The PEP is backwards compatible. > > Recommend accepting just the basic PEP which only targets simple, > obvious cases. The discussed extensions are unattractive and should be > skipped.
-1. The "unary colon" looks unPythonic to me. -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) _______________________________________________ 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
