[Python-Dev] Object customization (was: Arbitrary attributes on funcs and methods)

[Paul Prescod]

Mark Hammond wrote:
> 
> AFAIK, this would be a pretty serious change.  The compiler just
> generates (basically)PyObject_SetAttr() calls.  

I posted a proposal a few days back that does not use the "." SetAttr
syntax and is clearly distinguisable (visually and by the compiler) from
runtime property assignment.

http://www.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2000-April/004875.html

The response was light but positive...

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