Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:11:12 +0100, Alf P. Steinbach wrote:
I think if one could somehow declare names as const (final, readonly,
whatever) then that would cover the above plus much more.
Having real constants is one feature that I miss. Because Python doesn't
have constants, I find I've lost the discipline to avoid "magic
numbers" (and strings) in my code.
I don't get you, this can be easily avoid with a strong naming
convention. I mean, despite they are not really constants, you can still
use variables to name your numbers and string, to give the reader a
usefull hint on the meaning of your code. Yet it is still a matter of
discipline, it is sometimes very tempting to put the string directly
(unlike numbers string can be meaningful sometimes)
JM
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