Re: Are Python's reserved words reserved in places they dont need tobe?

2006-09-14 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:45:02 +, Antoon Pardon wrote: This is just an idea of mine, nothing I expect python to adapt. But just suppose the language allowed for words in bold. A word in bold would be considered a reserved word, a word in non bold would be an identifier. [snip] Shrug,

Re: Are Python's reserved words reserved in places they dont need?tobe?

2006-09-14 Thread Roberto Bonvallet
Delaney, Timothy (Tim) wrote: Antoon Pardon wrote: This is just an idea of mine, nothing I expect python to adapt. But just suppose the language allowed for words in bold. A word in bold would be considered a reserved word, a word in non bold would be an identifier. Exactly how am I

Re: Are Python's reserved words reserved in places they dont need tobe?

2006-09-14 Thread Antoon Pardon
On 2006-09-14, Steven D'Aprano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:45:02 +, Antoon Pardon wrote: This is just an idea of mine, nothing I expect python to adapt. But just suppose the language allowed for words in bold. A word in bold would be considered a reserved word, a word

Re: Are Python's reserved words reserved in places they dont need tobe?

2006-09-14 Thread Jason
Antoon Pardon wrote: On 2006-09-14, Steven D'Aprano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:45:02 +, Antoon Pardon wrote: This is just an idea of mine, nothing I expect python to adapt. But just suppose the language allowed for words in bold. A word in bold would be

RE: Are Python's reserved words reserved in places they dont need tobe?

2006-09-13 Thread Delaney, Timothy (Tim)
Antoon Pardon wrote: This is just an idea of mine, nothing I expect python to adapt. But just suppose the language allowed for words in bold. A word in bold would be considered a reserved word, a word in non bold would be an identifier. Exactly how am I supposed to use my text editor to make

Re: Are Python's reserved words reserved in places they dont need tobe?

2006-09-13 Thread Antoon Pardon
On 2006-09-13, Delaney, Timothy (Tim) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Antoon Pardon wrote: This is just an idea of mine, nothing I expect python to adapt. But just suppose the language allowed for words in bold. A word in bold would be considered a reserved word, a word in non bold would be an

RE: Are Python's reserved words reserved in places they dont need tobe?

2006-09-13 Thread Duncan Booth
Delaney, Timothy (Tim) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Antoon Pardon wrote: This is just an idea of mine, nothing I expect python to adapt. But just suppose the language allowed for words in bold. A word in bold would be considered a reserved word, a word in non bold would be an identifier.

Re: Are Python's reserved words reserved in places they dont need tobe?

2006-09-13 Thread Steve Holden
Delaney, Timothy (Tim) wrote: Antoon Pardon wrote: This is just an idea of mine, nothing I expect python to adapt. But just suppose the language allowed for words in bold. A word in bold would be considered a reserved word, a word in non bold would be an identifier. Exactly how am I

Re: Are Python's reserved words reserved in places they dont need tobe?

2006-09-13 Thread Diez B. Roggisch
Exactly how am I supposed to use my text editor to make words bold? Is every text editor supposed to understand a python format for code? The standard answer here to people complaining about their editor not working well with python is that they should use a better editor. In general, that

Re: Are Python's reserved words reserved in places they dont need tobe?

2006-09-13 Thread Antoon Pardon
On 2006-09-13, Diez B. Roggisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Exactly how am I supposed to use my text editor to make words bold? Is every text editor supposed to understand a python format for code? The standard answer here to people complaining about their editor not working well with python is

Re: Are Python's reserved words reserved in places they dont need tobe?

2006-09-13 Thread Diez B. Roggisch
In general, that is true for the 21st century. But under certain circumstances, one might be forced to use a vi over a limited b/w terminal to fix that goddamn bug on the live system. AFAIR, even those terminals had a form of highlighting. And personnaly I would think PEP 0263 would be

Re: Are Python's reserved words reserved in places they dont need tobe?

2006-09-13 Thread Antoon Pardon
On 2006-09-13, Diez B. Roggisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In general, that is true for the 21st century. But under certain circumstances, one might be forced to use a vi over a limited b/w terminal to fix that goddamn bug on the live system. AFAIR, even those terminals had a form of