On 2016-06-21 18:12, Terry Reedy wrote:
On 6/21/2016 3:34 AM, Ari Freund via Python-list wrote:
I'd like to run this idea by the community to see if it's PEP worthy and
hasn't been already rejected.
Background
Just as keyword arguments enhance code readability and diminish the risk of
bugs, so too would named
return values. Currently, we can write
val1, val2, val3 = myfunc()
but we must take care to order the variables correctly, i.e., in the same
order as the corresponding
values in myfunc's return statement. Getting it wrong may result in
difficult-to-detect bugs. This
problem would be alleviated if we could name the return values and
disregard their order.
My proposal consists of two parts.
1. Add a new form of assignment by dictionary unpacking.
There was a recent (last couple of months?) discussion on python-ideas
about dictionary unpacking. It does not seem too practical. But maybe
you can find the thread
The thread was titled "Unpacking a dict" and it started on 25 May 2016.
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