Re: [HACKERS] Calling PL functions with named parameters

[Oliver Jowett]

Gaetano Mendola wrote:
Oliver Jowett wrote:
Gaetano Mendola wrote:
Oliver Jowett wrote:
David Fetter wrote:
Dennis has pointed out that mixing the call-with-named-parameter
interface with call-by-order-of-parameters one would cause confusion,

Python's equivalent syntax allows you to mix the two forms so long 
as all the by-position parameters come first:

python don't have overloaded functions...
It doesn't change how you'd handle overloaded functions; you still 
have a type for every parameter available.

I think will be a mess that will break the "minor surprise" principle,
even the bad C++ stays away from this field ( se explicit constructors,
and automatic cast limited to only one level ).
I don't understand your argument. What is the surprising behaviour you 
are worried about?

-O
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