copysort patch, was RE: [Python-Dev] inline sort option
Nick Coghlan
ncoghlan at iinet.net.au
Sun Oct 19 06:28:45 EDT 2003
Alex Martelli strung bits together to say:
> But, for the general case: the BDFL has recently Pronounced that he does
> not LIKE chaining and doesn't want to encourage it in the least. Yes, your
> trick does allow chaining, but the repeated chain(...) calls are cumbersome
> enough to not count as an encouragement IMHO;-).
Well, yes, that was sort of the point. For those who _really_ like chaining (I'm
not one of them - I agree with Guido that it is less readable and harder to
maintain), the 'chain' function provides a way to do it with what's already in
the language.
Cheers,
Nick.
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