[Python-ideas] Quick idea: defining variables from functions that take the variable name

[Piotr Duda]

2016-06-03 9:45 GMT+02:00 Paul Moore <p.f.moore at gmail.com>:
> On 3 June 2016 at 07:05, Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
>> I'm objecting to it because it needlessly doubles the number of
>> callables needed. Instead of there being one namedtuple function, you
>> need two: a single parameter version, and a wrapper that performs
>> whatever magic is needed to crowbar the multiple parameter version into
>> the constraint of a single parameter version.
>
> Thanks for clarifying your objection, I hadn't really understood what
> you had an issue with until now.
>
> OK, so the question is between needing extra callables, vs a somewhat
> "magical" process for injecting an argument.
>
> We still differ on which is the more acceptable answer, but I'm happy
> to offer both up for consideration, now that the differences are
> clear.

There is also third option, return normal object that have special
dunder method (ex. __def__), which allow set name (and maybe module
and qualname) for object.