Alex Hall wrote: > This sounds a lot like this suggestion to add a nameof function/operator: > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/thread/UUFFAI3...
Indeed, it sounds like the `nameof` operator; I had not heard of this suggestion before your message. However, there is at least two important differences between both suggestions which may matter: - `nameof` should be implemented as a new operator with a dedicated implementation using AST and raising SyntaxError; `__attrs__` is simpler and dynamic (pythonic?), just a `type` object attribute, and cannot fail. (I don't mention implementation using CPython `current_frame` specificity, as it is unavailable in Pypy, IronPython, etc.) - `nameof` is only about variable/attribute name; `__attrs__` has a dual use: attribute name and `getattr` typing (i don't see how the second could be considered with `nameof`) Joseph _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/CDLYJ4EW5BX6PLIIU5K7UHI4BRCL2ZDR/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
