[Python-ideas] Dict-like object with property access

[Georg Brandl]

Am 01.02.2012 14:32, schrieb Massimo Di Pierro:
> Using x:[....] wouldn't it create ambiguities when parsing (lambda x:[....])?
> 
> How about x. as a shortcut for x.__dict__ so we can do
> 
> x.key -> x.__dict__['key'] 
> x.[key] -> x.__dict__[key]
> x..keys() -> x.__dict__.keys()
> x..values() -> x.__dict__.values()
> 
> for attribute in x.:
>      print 'x.'+attribute
> 
> and leave open the possibility of 3 dots for for ranges
> 1...5 -> range(1,5)

Actually no, because 1. is a float literal. So

1...keys()

would already be valid, and you have to use four dots for ranges.
I would suggest five to be on the safe side (plus it has as many
dots as there are letters in "range", therefore easy to remember).

SCNR,
Georg