[Python-Dev] PEP 318 - generality of list;
restrictions on elements
Skip Montanaro
skip at pobox.com
Mon Mar 8 15:46:37 EST 2004
>> I'd expect w2() to be passed whatever w1() returns, regardless of
>> whether it's callable. It should raise an exception if it gets
>> something it can't handle.
aahz> No, that's not right. If
aahz> def foo() [w1, w2]: pass
aahz> is valid, this must also always be valid:
aahz> def foo() [w2]: pass
Can you explain why this must be the case? I agree that coupling between w1
and w2 should be discouraged (see my ast example).
aahz> I'm not sure to what extent we can/should enforce this, but I'm -1
aahz> on any proposal for which this isn't the documented behavior.
I guess this is an area where PEP 318 should be fleshed out a bit. I don't
see any reason it shouldn't be expanded to include semantics as well as
syntax. That might require a title change, but I don't think the semantics
should be left unspecified, nor do I think the syntax and semantics should
reside in separate PEPs.
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