Am 15.10.2011 01:32, schrieb Greg Ewing: > Martin v. Löwis wrote: >> That wouldn't be instead, but in addition - you need the >> variable name, anyway. > > But the details of exactly how the name is constructed > could be kept as an implementation detail.
Is there a use case for keeping that detail hidden? >> Not sure whether there is actually >> a gain in readability - people not familiar with this would >> assume that it's a function call of some kind, which it would >> not be. > > To me the benefit would be that the name you write as > the argument would be *exactly* the identifier it > represents. > > If you have to manually add a prefix, there's room for > a bit of confusion, especially if the prefix itself > ends with an underscore. E.g. if the identifier is > "__init__" and the prefix is "PyID_", do you write > "PyID__init__" (two underscores) or "PyID___init__" > (three underscores?) And can you easily spot the > difference in your editor? The compiler can, very easily. 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
