jvanasco wrote:

>first, forgive for making perl references - i don't know of any python
>modules like this to speak of -- but i've always liked looking at
>seemingly good ideas from one language and seeing how they'd work in
>another.
>
>a- look at STAN in twisted python.  personally i hate it.  (also, it
>doesn't do classes) but its python data structure -> xml.
>  
>
I did glance at STAN, the example horrified me

>b- that looks something like XML::Simple in perl
>  
>
I've never used perl, so no comment.

>c- wouldn't it be nicer as:
>
>feed = new rss( title='foo' )
>feed.addChannel(  title='bar', description='baz',...)
>
>which would be identical to
>
>feed = new rss( title = foo)
>
>c1 = new rssChannel ( title='bar', description='baz'...)
>feed.addChannel( c1 )
>  
>
This is exactly what I want to *avoid*
I've used this style many times, I've even implemented it. This is how 
things have to be done in other languages *ehm*PHP*ehm*. Python provides 
the option for a better, more expressive way.

>in perl there's data ical , which has something similar
>http://search.cpan.org/~jesse/Data-ICal-0.07/lib/Data/ICal/Entry.pm
>  
>

Sean

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