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

[Sven R. Kunze]

On 31.05.2016 11:05, Paul Moore wrote:
> If this was simply about type definitions, I'd agree. But I thought
> the point of Guido's post was that having seen two examples (TypeVar
> and Symbol) is there a more general approach that might cover these
> two cases as well as others? So just looking at the problem in terms
> of stub files isn't really the point here.

I don't know why this needs special syntax anyway. Maybe, somebody could 
explain. Even Guido said it was just for procrastinating. So, I don't 
give much weight to it.


Anyway, what's the difference between:

a = <something>

and

def a = <something>