On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 3:31 AM, Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> wrote:
<snip> > The > interesting (but is it useful?) concept is constant identifiers which > cannot be re-bound or re-assigned once they are set the first time. > This would actually be a substantial shift in what Python is about -- currently the concept of type is all about values, not names -- there are various rules about scope, and they can be adjusted with global and nonlocal, but it's only about scope -- a name is still a name, and can be bound to any type of object, etc. static languages, on the other hand often (always) assign type to the name itself -- so adding constants and the like makes sense. But changing the property of a name (this name can not be rebound) is a big shift in what names are about in Python -- and I don't think a good one. And what's the use-case, really? beyond the use case for all sorts of static typing... in case it's not obvious: -1 -CHB -- 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
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