Adam Olsen wrote:
The term Displays is pretty obscure as well,
Hmmm, I'd call them constructor expressions or some such.
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Greg
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Georg Brandl wrote:
Adam Olsen schrieb:
Another example is the use of BNF, which although dominant in its
field, it provides a steep learning curve for most programmers.
We could of course accompany each BNF-described item with an example.
An alternative to BNF would be syntax diagrams.
Georg Brandl writes:
You speak my mind. For ages I've wanted to put the builtins together with
the language reference into a new document called Python Core Language.
I've just never had the time to draft a serious proposal.
I think that combination is reasonable, but I would like to see
On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Georg Brandl writes:
You speak my mind. For ages I've wanted to put the builtins together with
the language reference into a new document called Python Core Language.
I've just never had the time to draft a
Adam Olsen wrote:
Such a division would make it unnecessarily hard to find documentation
on True, False, None, etc. They've become keywords for pragmatic
purposes (to prevent accidental modification), not because we think
they ideally should be syntax instead of builtins.
Maybe the solution
Greg Ewing wrote:
Adam Olsen wrote:
Such a division would make it unnecessarily hard to find documentation
on True, False, None, etc. They've become keywords for pragmatic
purposes (to prevent accidental modification), not because we think
they ideally should be syntax instead of builtins.
On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Steve Holden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Greg Ewing wrote:
Adam Olsen wrote:
Such a division would make it unnecessarily hard to find documentation
on True, False, None, etc. They've become keywords for pragmatic
purposes (to prevent accidental
Adam Olsen writes:
On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I would like to see the clear division between the language (ie,
the syntax) and the built-in functionality maintained. I'm not
sure I like the proposed title for that reason.
Such
On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 8:03 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Adam Olsen writes:
On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I would like to see the clear division between the language (ie,
the syntax) and the built-in functionality
Adam Olsen schrieb:
I don't pretend to be speaking for anyone else, but I'd be surprised
if I were unique.wink
Your experiences *shouldn't* be unique, but I'm afraid they might be.
Another example is the use of BNF, which although dominant in its
field, it provides a steep learning curve
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