I frequently use each of namedtuples and data classes in contexts where the other one would not be appropriate. Yes, I also sometimes use an object where either would serve... In those cases, mostly SimpleNamespace would likewise be fine. So would a one line class definition.
On Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 4:54 PM <pa...@lexyr.com> wrote: > It's not actually that, although that's a good point you are making. I > found myself using both of them not because one is more useful in certain > cases and the other in others in small and niche ways. Both of the times I > just used the latest one that came to mind. The fact that two different > classes in two different modules have similar enough APIs that one could > easily substitute one for another or vice versa without second thought > depending on which StackOverflow answer comes up higher in the search (to > oversimplify) with very little breaking doesn't sit well with me at all. > _______________________________________________ > 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/W6QJSSQDTAGQU3347LLGSEZ7LBRNHDKM/ > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ >
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