[Python-ideas] Definition Symmetry

[Jason Keene]

Just to be clear, I wasn't suggesting forcing parens for class
definitions.  Rather make them optional for functions!


On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Jason Keene <jasonkeene at gmail.com> wrote:

> Why do function definitions require parens?
>
> >>> class MyClass:
> ...     pass
> ...
> >>> def my_func:
>   File "<stdin>", line 1
>     def my_func:
>                ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>
> This seems to me to break a symmetry with class definitions.  I assume
> this is just a hold off from C, perhaps there is a non-historical reason
> tho.
>
> I believe in the past we've forced parens in list comprehensions to create
> a symmetry between comprehensions/generator expressions.  Why not for this?
>
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