[Python-Dev] Extended Function syntax

[Michael Hudson]

Oren Tirosh <oren-py-d@hishome.net> writes:

> If the attributes of a property object are made assignable the following 
> code will work:
> 
>   prop = property()
> 
>   def prop.fget(self):
>      ...
> 
>   def prop.fset(self, value):
>      ...

So we're around to suggesting 

def <arbitrary-rvalue>(params):
    ...

?

Hey, here's a way of writing switches:

dispatch = {}

def dispatch['a'](a):
    print 'it's a'

...

dispatch[var](param)

Not at all sure if I like this or not.  It's quite a change.

Cheers,
M.

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