[Python-Dev] PEP 557: Data Classes

[Stefan Krah]

On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 10:24:52AM -0700, Mike Miller wrote:
> An elegant name can make the difference between another obscure
> module thrown in the stdlib to be never seen again and one that gets
> used every day.  Which is more intuitive?
> 
>     from collections import record

I'd expect something like a C struct or an ML record.


>     from dataclass import dataclass

This is more intuitive, since the PEP example also has attached methods
like total_cost().  I don't think this is really common for records.



Stefan Krah