[Python-Dev] PEP 362 Third Revision

[Eric Snow]

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 9:06 AM, R. David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com> wrote:
> I don't have strong feelings about this, but to me the fact that there
> are values of the individual parameters that if they occur on the same
> object at the same time would be invalid is a code smell.  If the thing
> can be one and only one of a list of possible types, it makes sense to
> me that this be indicated as a single attribute with a list of possible
> values, rather than a set of boolean options, one for each type.
>
> For the attribute error issue, we could have module attributes that give
> names to the strings:
>
>    if parameter.kind == inspect.VARARG_KIND:
>        stuff
>
> Or if we don't want that in the stdlib, the individual programmer who
> cares about it can define their own constants.


On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:
> I agree with Benjamin, it goes against TOOWTDI without enough of a
> justification to break the rule. Just make the strings constants on the
> Parameter class and you solve the lack of enum issue.

+1

-eric