On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 12:48 PM, Case Van Horsen <cas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> [veering off-topic] > > I've implemented mutable integers as part of the gmpy2 library. The > eXperimental MPZ (xmpz) type breaks many of the normal rules. > looks like you've added a lot more than mutability :-) > I'm not sure how useful it really is > Exactly -- when this comes up, I tend to think "I should make a mutable integer and put it on PyPi" -- but then I realize that the use case at hand is better handled another way. I have yet to encounter a use case where is seems like the best way to handle it. IT's mostly people trying to write C# (or another language) in Python :-) But a good exercise in writing code to emulate types in python.... -CHB -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov
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