[Python-ideas] One more time... lambda function <--- from *** signature def.

[MRAB]

On 2014-03-04 09:03, David Townshend wrote:
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> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Andrew Barnert <abarnert at yahoo.com
> <mailto:abarnert at yahoo.com>> wrote:
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>     On Mar 3, 2014, at 22:02, David Townshend <aquavitae69 at gmail.com
>     <mailto:aquavitae69 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>     What about a new code literal object, e.g.
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>>         thunk = c'x + 3'
>>         thunk(x=2)
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>     Why does it need to be built from/look like a string? I think it
>     would be just as simple for the parser, and simpler for editors, and
>     less misleading for readers, if it used a different marker.
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>     Not that I'm seriously suggesting backticks here, but...
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>          thunk = `x + 3`
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> The only real reason for it looking like a string is a shortage of
> symbols.  Backticks are off limits, and most other symbols are just
> plain ugly (e.g. @x + 3@ or $x + 3$) or already in use in a way that
> could lead to ambiguity (e.g. |x + 3|).  String-like quotes seem like a
> better option than the alternatives.
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I'm sure that Unicode could provide some characters/codepoints.

For example:

thunk = 《x + 3》