[Python-ideas] Repr of lambda

[Steve Barnes]

On 18/12/2017 11:43, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 07:54:17AM +0000, Steve Barnes wrote:
> 
>> Isn't this exactly the sort of information already available via
>> inspect.getardspec, inspect.getsourcelines & inspect.getsource?
> 
> [snip ipython interactive session showing that the answer is "Yes"]
> 
> You answered your own question: yes it is. What's your point? That's not
> a rhetorical question -- I genuinely don't understand why you raise
> this. Do you see the existence of inspect.* as negating the usefulness
> of giving functions a more useful repr? As proof that the information is
> available? Something else?
> 
> 

Hi Steve,

I see it as showing that the information is already available to anybody 
who needs it so I question the usefulness of changing repr (for 
everybody) which is bound to break something somewhere. Now if you were 
to suggest adding a verbose flag to repr or a print format, maybe both - 
so that people don't have to import inspect then I would say that you 
have a lot less chance of breaking any code/test cases that is in the wild.

Sorry I should have made my point(s) clearer.

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Steve (Gadget) Barnes
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