Nov. 3, 2016
12:36 p.m.
On 3 November 2016 at 11:38, Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> wrote:
Looking at those examples of code, I don't think it is likely that the majority (or even a large minority) are the result of getattr.
But even if they are, what difference does it make?
It may have mattered, if a getattr(obj, attr, coalesce=true) function would provide the same effect with no syntax change. That approach was suggested earlier in the thread, and met with a lukewarm response, but if it had turned out to actually address the majority of use cases, that would be a point in its favour. It's a relatively minor point, but a valid one. Paul