Thomas Lee wrote: > Martin v. Löwis wrote: >>> This leaves us with a few options: >>> >> >> 5. Reuse/Abuse Num(object) for arbitrary constants. >> AFAICT, this should work out of the box. >> >> > Eek. It *does* seem like Num would work out of the box, but would this > be a good idea?
No. I suggested it just for completeness. > What about *replacing* Num with Const? Might make optimizations > specifically for numeric values slightly hairier, and semantically I > think they might be different enough to warrant separate AST nodes > despite the similarity in implementation at the compiler level. I think they should be separate. Const would be a mere addition; for compatibility with other uses of the AST, that's actually better than simultaneous removal of Num. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ 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
