[Python-ideas] Namespace creation with syntax short form

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 11:19:58AM +0100, Morten Z wrote:
> Namespaces are widely used in Python, but it appear that creating a
> namespace
> has no short form, like [] for list or {} for dict, but requires the lengthy
> types.SimpleNamespace, with prior import of types.

from types import SimpleNamespace as NS
ns = NS(answer=42)

Python did without a SimpleNamespace type for 20+ years. I don't think 
it is important enough to deserve dedicated syntax, especially yet 
another overloading of parentheses. Not everything needs to be syntax.


-- 
Steve