> Compared to Java and C++, Python has very meager facilities
> for controlling how code is used. There is no const, and only
> the slightest nod to access control my
> suggestion is, just relax and try the Python way!
I'll second that. I came to Python after years of C++
(and Pascal - ev
Danny Yoo wrote:
There are a few recipes in the Python Cookbook that mentions how to get a
"const" mechanism in Python:
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/65207
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/197965
These require Python 2.1 and 2.3 respectively;
On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Alan Gauld wrote:
> > I'm _very_ used to using C style constants (preprocessor #define
> > directives) or C++ const keyword style, for a variety of reasons.
> >
> > I've yet to see anything covering 'how to work around the lack of
> > constants in Python'...can anyone point m
> I'm _very_ used to using C style constants (preprocessor #define
> directives) or C++ const keyword style, for a variety of reasons.
>
> I've yet to see anything covering 'how to work around the lack of
> constants in Python'...can anyone point me in the right direction
here?
Define "Constants"
Scott W wrote:
Kent Johnson wrote:
MINVERSION = repr(1.5)
should work just fine. It will give the same result as the more readable
MINVERSION = '1.5'
Ok, this would make a bit more sense RE: repr()- in one of the resources
I found, it seemed to state that repr(x) was converting x into a numeric
re
Kent Johnson wrote:
Scott W wrote:
The 'need' to define a global constant in an imported module, for
example- (I know about sys.version_info, but it doesn't exist in
1.5.2...don't ask ;-) I also know this could be handled via a class,
but what is the equivalent of the following snippets? Not s
Scott W wrote:
The 'need' to define a global constant in an imported module, for
example- (I know about sys.version_info, but it doesn't exist in
1.5.2...don't ask ;-) I also know this could be handled via a class,
but what is the equivalent of the following snippets? Not so interested
in sty
Hey all,
I've done the usual googling, checked the Learning Python book and did
some list searches, to no avail as of yet.
I'm _very_ used to using C style constants (preprocessor #define
directives) or C++ const keyword style, for a variety of reasons.
I've yet to see anything covering 'how to
