[Python-Dev] Arbitrary attributes on funcs and methods

[Greg Stein]

On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Christian Tismer wrote:
> Greg Stein wrote:
> ...
> > Being able to place them into function attributes means that you have a
> > better *model* for how you record these values. Why place them into a
> > separate mapping if your intent is to enhance the semantics of a function?
> > If the semantics apply to a function, then bind it right there.
> 
> BTW., is then there also a way for the function *itself*
> so look into its attributes? If it should be able to take
> special care about its attributes, it would be not nice
> if it had to know its own name for that?
> Some self-like surrogate?

Separate problem. Functions can't do that today with their own __doc__
attribute.

Feel free to solve this issue, but it is distinct from the
attributes-on-functions issue being discussed.

Cheers,
-g

-- 
Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/