[Python-Dev] PEP 362 Third Revision

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:32:59 -0700
Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org> wrote:
> >
> > How about adding 'kind' and keeping 'is_*' attributes,
> > but making them read-only dynamic properties, i.e.:
> >
> >   class Parameter:
> >       ...
> >
> >       @property
> >       def is_vararg(self):
> >           return self.kind == 'vararg'
> >
> >       ...
> >
> > ?
> 
> Seems a bit bloatly to me. (One way to do it.)

Agreed with Benjamin.
Also, the "is_*" attributes are misleading: it looks like they are
orthogonal but only one of them can be true at any time.

Regards

Antoine.