metaperl wrote: > --> python -i > >>> class = "algebra" > File "<stdin>", line 1 > class = "algebra" > ^ > SyntaxError: invalid syntax > >>> > > > Why isn' t the parser smart enough to see that class followed by an > identifier is used for class definition but class followed by equals is > a simple assignment? > > Also, I had a bug where I tried to set the attributes "user" and "pass" > in an object but "pass" would not work because it is a reserved word. > Again pass should be reserved in certain contexts but not others. > > Is Python 3k going to fix this sort of thing?
I can give you a categorical NO to that one. Unless Guido changes his mind, and it's very unlikely, the answer is in PEP 3099: "Things that will not change in Python 3000". It says: "The parser won't be more complex than LL(1)." He does not want to start down the slippery slope that leads to certain unnamed languages such as Perl. John Roth -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
