[Python-Dev] "as" mania
Steve Holden
steve at holdenweb.com
Wed Mar 8 08:05:07 CET 2006
Andrew Koenig wrote:
>>Function arguments are not covered by this trick, but
>>
>> def bar(z):
>> (x,y) = z
>>
>>probably isn't too much overhead...
>
>
> It's not the machine overhead, it's the intellectual overhead. I know there
> are some who will disagree with me, but I would find it easier to read
>
> def foo(origin as (x1, y1), corner as (x2, y2)):
>
> than to read
>
> def foo(origin, corner):
> (x1, y1) = origin
> (x2, y2) = corner
>
> It's not a big deal, but it is not completely negligible either.
>
On the third hand, what about
>>> def foo((x1, y1), (x2, y2)):
... print x1, y1, x2, y2
...
>>> origin = (10, 1)
>>> corner = (20, 2)
>>> foo(origin, corner)
10 1 20 2
>>>
Follow-ups set to comp.lang.python :-)
regards
Steve
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