Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python <at> pearwood.info> writes:
> # With chaining > thing = func(MyClass().spam().eggs().cheese(), > MyClass().aardvark(), > OtherClass().fe().fi().fo().fum(), > ) > do_stuff_with(thing) > > versus: > > # Without chaining > temp1 = MyClass() > temp1.spam() > temp1.eggs() > temp1.cheese() > temp2 = MyClass() > temp2.aardvark() > temp3 = OtherClass() > temp3.fe() > temp3.fi() > temp3.fo() > temp3.fum() > thing = func(temp1, temp2, temp3) > do_stuff_with(thing) > Another use case might be in comprehensions and generator expressions ?? thing = [MyClass().spam().eggs(x).cheese() for x in sequence] where you can't use all those temporary assignments. Best, Wolfgang -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
