On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:01:23 +0100, Alex Martelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nick Coghlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > We could use __add__, instead for combining namespaces > > > > Update already let's us combine namespaces. To create a new object that > > merges > > two namespaces do: > > namespace.update(namespace(ns_1), ns_2) > > One thing I'd like to see in namespaces is _chaining_ -- keeping each > namespace separate but having lookups proceed along the chain. (The > best semantics for _bindings_ as opposed to lookups isn't clear though).
Good point. The name 'namespace' kind of imples chaining, in the usual Pythonic sense... But I feel that by splitting this into two types (namespace & bunch) we may be making things overly complicated, and losing some of the power of the argument. Again, just my $0.02 worth. -- Carlos Ribeiro Consultoria em Projetos blog: http://rascunhosrotos.blogspot.com blog: http://pythonnotes.blogspot.com mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
