I've seen repeatedly on c.l.p a suggestion to modify the syntax & the core to allow * and ** in function calls, so that: class SubFoo(Foo): def __init__(self, *args, **kw): apply(Foo, (self, ) + args, kw) ... could be written class SubFoo(Foo): def __init__(self, *args, **kw): Foo(self, *args, **kw) ... I really like this notion, but before I poke around trying to see if it's doable, I'd like to get feedback on whether y'all think it's a good idea or not. And if someone else wants to do it, feel free -- I am of course swamped, and I won't get to it until after rich comparisons. FWIW, apply() is one of my least favorite builtins, aesthetically speaking. --david
On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, David Ascher wrote:
class SubFoo(Foo): def __init__(self, *args, **kw): apply(Foo, (self, ) + args, kw) ...
could be written
class SubFoo(Foo): def __init__(self, *args, **kw): Foo(self, *args, **kw)
Of course I meant Foo.__init__ in both of the above! --david
I've seen repeatedly on c.l.p a suggestion to modify the syntax & the core to allow * and ** in function calls, so that:
class SubFoo(Foo): def __init__(self, *args, **kw): apply(Foo, (self, ) + args, kw) ...
could be written
class SubFoo(Foo): def __init__(self, *args, **kw): Foo(self, *args, **kw) ...
I really like this notion, but before I poke around trying to see if it's doable, I'd like to get feedback on whether y'all think it's a good idea or not. And if someone else wants to do it, feel free -- I am of course swamped, and I won't get to it until after rich comparisons.
FWIW, apply() is one of my least favorite builtins, aesthetically speaking.
I like the idea, but it would mean a major reworking of the grammar and the parser. Can I persuade you to keep this on ice until 2.0? --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Guido van Rossum wrote:
I've seen repeatedly on c.l.p a suggestion to modify the syntax & the core to allow * and ** in function calls, so that:
I like the idea, but it would mean a major reworking of the grammar and the parser. Can I persuade you to keep this on ice until 2.0?
Sure. That was hard. =)
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