[Python-Dev] thunks

Gerald S. Williams gsw@agere.com
Tue, 4 Feb 2003 13:02:16 -0500


Guido van Rossum wrote:
>   [<variable> =] <expression>:
>     <block>
...
>   [<variable> =] <expression> lambda:
>      <block>
...
>   [<variable> =] <expression> lambda <arguments>:
>      <block>
...
>   [<variable> =] <expression> lambda:
>     <block>
>   and <expression> lambda:
>     <block>
>   ...

Can this be extended to allow multiple expressions
to act on the thunk? That capability was in some of
the earlier proposals. I suppose you could allow a
list of expressions, multiple expressions separated
by white space, or something similar.

-Jerry