[Matt Arcidy] >> Note Tim came up with a real metric: >> 2 * count(":=")/len(statement). >> It's objective. it's just unclear if a higher score is better or worse. >> However, one could say "a Tim of .3 is considered too high" as a guideline.
[Steven D'Aprano] > I think Tim was making a joke about demanding objective measurements of > subjective things. > > Certainly he hasn't done any research or study to justify that metric. > He just plucked the formula out of thin air. It was the outcome of an intense 17-year research project. > Or at least no peer reviewed research. Au contraire! My peers are here, and that message was reviewed by at least 3 people on this list. That said, I am a fan of objectively measuring subjective things, just not of taking the measurements seriously ;-) If people do want to take it seriously, check out prior Python art first: http://radon.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro.html _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/