Re: [Python-ideas] namedtuple literals [Was: RE a new namedtuple]

Many times in the olden days when I needed a bag o' attributes to be passed around like a struct I'd make a dummy class, then instantiate it. (A lot harder than the javascript equivalent.) Unfortunately, the modern Python solution: from types import SimpleNamespace as ns is only a few characters shorter. Perhaps a 'ns()' or 'bag()' builtin alias could fit the bill. Another idea I had not too long ago, was to let an object() be writable, then no further changes would be necessary. -Mike On 2017-07-26 17:38, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

This is an excellent point. Perhaps we should just find a shorter name for SimpleNamespace and promote it as the solution.