repr() with keywords is called a method, no? Like isoformat() Victor
Le lundi 21 décembre 2015, Guido van Rossum <gvanros...@gmail.com> a écrit : > I still think the repr change to use keywords has a good chance for 3.6. > > --Guido (mobile) > On Dec 21, 2015 2:09 PM, "Chris Barker" <chris.bar...@noaa.gov > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','chris.bar...@noaa.gov');>> wrote: > >> On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ros...@gmail.com');>> wrote: >> >>> >>> Would there be value in changing the repr to use keyword arguments? >>> >> >> this thread got long, but it sounds like that won't be worth the >> backwards compatibility... >> >> >>> Worse, help(datetime.timedelta) in 3.6 doesn't document the >>> constructor at all. There's no mention of __init__ at all, __new__ has >>> this useless information: >>> >> >> but this seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. >> >> and aside from there being three data descriptors, there's nothing to >>> suggest that you construct these things with timedelta(days, seconds, >>> microseconds). Definitely no indication that you can use other keyword >>> args. >>> >>> Is this something worth fixing, or is it acceptable to drive people to >>> fuller documentation than help()? >>> >> >> Absolutlye worht fixing! maybe it' sjsut my weird workflow, but I find it >> very, very useful to use iPython's ? : >> >> In [10]: datetime.timedelta? >> Docstring: Difference between two datetime values.File: >> ~/miniconda2/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/datetime.so >> Type: type >> >> and there are a LOT of next-to worthless docstrings in the stdlib -- it >> would be nice to clean them all up. >> >> Is there any reason not to, other than someone having to do the work? >> >> -Chris >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Christopher Barker, Ph.D. >> Oceanographer >> >> Emergency Response Division >> NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice >> 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax >> Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception >> >> chris.bar...@noaa.gov >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','chris.bar...@noaa.gov');> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Python-Dev mailing list >> Python-Dev@python.org >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Python-Dev@python.org');> >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev >> Unsubscribe: >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/guido%40python.org >> >>
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