[Python-Dev] PEP 309: Partial method application

[Raymond Hettinger]

> > [Ian Bicking]
> > > I think partial() misses an important use case of method getting,
for
> > > instance:
> > >
> > >      lst = ['A', 'b', 'C']
> > >      lst.sort(key=partialmethod('lower'))
> >
> > We've already got one:
> >
> >        lst.sort(key=operator.attrgetter('lower'))
> 
> Doesn't that just sort on the str.lower or unicode.lower method
object?

My mistake.  It sorts on the bound method rather than the results of
applying that method.


Raymond