Andrew Koenig wrote: >>Function arguments are not covered by this trick, but >> >> def bar(z): >> (x,y) = z >> >>probably isn't too much overhead... > > > It's not the machine overhead, it's the intellectual overhead. I know there > are some who will disagree with me, but I would find it easier to read > > def foo(origin as (x1, y1), corner as (x2, y2)): > > than to read > > def foo(origin, corner): > (x1, y1) = origin > (x2, y2) = corner > > It's not a big deal, but it is not completely negligible either. > On the third hand, what about
>>> def foo((x1, y1), (x2, y2)): ... print x1, y1, x2, y2 ... >>> origin = (10, 1) >>> corner = (20, 2) >>> foo(origin, corner) 10 1 20 2 >>> Follow-ups set to comp.lang.python :-) regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd www.holdenweb.com Love me, love my blog holdenweb.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ 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
