[Python-ideas] Partial operator (and 'third-party methods' and 'piping') [was Re: Function composition (was no subject)]

[Guido van Rossum]

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 10:45 AM, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:

> On 5/11/2015 10:41 AM, Guido van Rossum wrote:
>
>> As long as I'm "in charge" the chances of this (or anything like it)
>> being accepted into Python are zero.
>>
>
> I have been waiting for this response (which I agree with).
> By 'this', I presume you mean either more new syntax other than '@', or
> official support of '@' other than for matrix or array multiplication.
>

Or even adding a compose() function (or similar) to the stdlib.

I'm sorry, I don't have time to argue about this.

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--Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido)
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