On 2/11/07, Ben North <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi, A few days ago I posted to python-ideas with a suggestion for some new Python syntax, which would allow easier access to object attributes where the attribute name is known only at run-time. For example: setattr(self, method_name, getattr(self.metadata, method_name)) from Lib/distutils/dist.py could be rewritten self.(method_name) = self.metadata.(method_name) The new syntax would also be usable in augmented assignments, as in obj.(attr_name) += 1
-1 from me. It does not solve a common problem, therefore it does not deserve a special syntax. Moreover, the existing syntax may be longer to type but is far more readable. -- Gustavo J. A. M. Carneiro "The universe is always one step beyond logic."
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