Re: [Python-ideas] Quick idea: defining variables from functions that take the variable name

On 31.05.2016 11:05, Paul Moore wrote:

If this was simply about type definitions, I'd agree. But I thought the point of Guido's post was that having seen two examples (TypeVar and Symbol) is there a more general approach that might cover these two cases as well as others? So just looking at the problem in terms of stub files isn't really the point here.

I don't know why this needs special syntax anyway. Maybe, somebody could explain. Even Guido said it was just for procrastinating. So, I don't give much weight to it. Anyway, what's the difference between: a = <something> and def a = <something>