[BangPypers] Expressing meta-data about classes, methods, variables, parameters in python

[Heshan Suriyaarachchi]

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> Hi Anand,

   This is what I exactly mean. This is the thing I want to do. I am now
using python 2.5.1 . So is
   there a way that I can do a thing like this in python 2.5.1 ( an
alternative way).

  Heshan Suriyaarachchi

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> >>> def f(x : "an integer", y: "another integer") -> "Sum of x and y":
> ...     return x + y
> >>> f.__annotations__
> {'y': 'another integer', 'x': 'an integer', 'return': 'Sum of x and y'}
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> The help() function returns the annotation plus the docstring now.
> >>> f.__doc__ = "A sum function"
> >>> help(f)
> Help on function f in module __main__:
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> f(x: 'an integer', y: 'another integer') -> 'Sum of x and y'
>    A sum function
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