Jim Jewett wrote: > Ian reproposed: > > class Quitter(object): > def __init__(self, name): > self.name = name > def __repr__(self): > return 'Use %s() to exit' % self.name > def __call__(self): > raise SystemExit() > > The one change I would suggest is the string used in repr. > > Some of the objections to the current behavior boil down to > "If it knows what I mean, why didn't it do it?" We probably > can't explain first-class callables in a short message, but > we could emphasize that it has to be *call*ed. Perhaps > > def __repr__(self): > return 'Calling %s() will exit python' % self.name
+1. I also think that the old way should still be mentioned, as it is much shorter to type. Georg _______________________________________________ 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
