Nick Coghlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Usage could be something like:
> > >>> res = [ f(i) for i in objects ] where:
> > >>> def f(x):
> > >>> #do something
>
> Hmm, this is actually a really interesting idea. Avoiding accidental
> namespace conflicts is certainly one of the advantages of using lambdas.
I like it too. Seems a little perl-ish, but what the hey.
> In fact, any subexpressions in a complicated expression can be
> extracted and named for clarity without fear of screwing up the
> containing namespace, which would be an enormous boon for software
> maintainers.
Sure, why not:
x = (-b + sqrt(discriminant))/(2*a) where:
discriminant = b*b - 4*a*c
Maybe you could just have a where: suite that binds variables
within the suite:
where:
def f(x):
#do something
res = [ f(i) for i in objects ]
where:
discriminant = b*b - 4*a*c
x = (-b + sqrt(discriminant))/(2*a)
Syntax is
where:
suite
statement
the suite has its own scope so any variable created there is local to
the suite plus the following statement. The scope vanishes after the
statement.
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