[Python-ideas] a new namedtuple

[Ethan Furman]

On 07/17/2017 06:25 PM, Eric Snow wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 6:01 PM, Ethan Furman wrote:

>> Guido has decreed that namedtuple shall be reimplemented with speed in mind.
>
> FWIW, I'm sure that any changes to namedtuple will be kept as minimal
> as possible.  Changes would be limited to the underlying
> implementation, and would not include the namedtuple() signature, or
> using metaclasses, etc.  However, I don't presume to speak for Guido
> or Raymond. :)

I certainly don't expect the signature to change, but why is using a metaclass out?  The use (or not) of a metaclass 
/is/ an implementation detail.

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~Ethan~