Re: [Python-ideas] Hexadecimal floating literals
24 Sep
2017
24 Sep
'17
3:39 a.m.
On 23 September 2017 at 03:15, Tim Peters tim.peters@gmail.com wrote:
But if they see a rare:
x = float.fromhex("0x1.aaap-4")
they can Google for "python fromhex" and find the docs themselves at once. The odd method name makes it highly "discoverable", and I think that's a feature for rare gimmicks with a small, specialized audience.
Given how often I've used "It's hard to search for magic syntax" as a design argument myself, I'm surprised I missed the fact it also applies in this case.
Now that you've brought it up though, I think it's a very good point, and it's enough to switch me from +0 to -1.
Cheers, Nick.
-- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia