On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:22 AM, nick.coghlan <python-checkins@python.org> wrote:

+    in x = weakref.ref(target, report_destruction) +    def report_destruction(obj):         print("{} is being destroyed".format(obj))

+If the repetition of the name seems especially annoying, then a throwaway +name like ``f`` can be used instead::

+    in x = weakref.ref(target, f) +    def f(obj): +        print("{} is being destroyed".format(obj))

I still feel that the helper function (or class) is subordinate, and should be indented. Thinking of "in ..." as a decorator helps, but makes it seem that the helper function is the important part (which it sometimes is...) I understand that adding a colon and indent has its own problems, but ... I'm not certain this is better, and I am certain that the desire for indentation is strong enough to at least justify discussion in the PEP. -jJ