[Python-ideas] Re: !$? operators for gratuitous overloading

2020-02-02 Thread Karl Ramm
Andrew Barnert writes: >> On Feb 2, 2020, at 07:18, Karl Ramm wrote: >> >> >> I propose adding ! and $ as (normally unimplemented) binary operators and ? >> as a unary operator so as to explicitly to give people the rope they want >> but clearly tagged

[Python-ideas] !$? operators for gratuitous overloading

2020-02-02 Thread Karl Ramm
We have all shared in the observation that all but the most carefully considered operator overloading tends to reduce code readability. There also many programmers that feel that they need it to make there code terse (or perhaps shiny) enough. I propose adding ! and $ as (normally