[Python-ideas] Proposal to add const-ness type hints to PEP-484

[Wes Turner]

"Persistent / Immutable / Functional data structures for Python"
https://github.com/tobgu/pyrsistent

IIRC, there are a number of threads discussing adding const as a language
feature? It may be worth linking those here / in the gh issue? IIUC, the
linked proposal describes adding const as an annotation feature for static
analysis only.

Would const as a language feature have any effect on the gilectomy? e.g.
less locks required

Ways to achieve practical runtime const (~immutability):
* add a has_key() check in __setattr__
https://gist.github.com/ashwin/e3844158e3d7afd16adb
* define an @property without a propname.setter (for a __dunder_prefixed
class attr which will otherwise be name-mangled)
* const as a language feature

.

* from typing import Const
   this would be a great hint for static analysis, but would things really
be const?
On Jul 11, 2016 12:43 PM, "Siva Chandra via Python-ideas" <
python-ideas at python.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have submitted a proposal to add const-ness type hint constructs
> here: https://github.com/python/typing/issues/242
>
> Looking for feedback on the proposal.
>
> Thanks,
> Siva Chandra
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