[Python-Dev] Extended Function syntax

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:32:01 -0500


> > What happened to Guido's proposal?
> > 
> > class Foo(object):
> >      property myprop:
> >          """A computed property on Foo objects."""
> > 
> >          def __get__(self):
> >              return ...
> >          def __set__(self):
> >              ...
> >          def __delete__(self):
> >              ...
> 
> I'd be satisfied with that, I think. If Guido likes it too,
> that's great, and I'll happily give it a +1.

But the problem is that it makes proprty a keyword, which is a Big
Change.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)