Best solution (Re: Discussion about PEP 234: iterators)

[Steve Purcell]

Huaiyu Zhu wrote:
> 
> >- make 'dict.keys' return the proxy object, which is
> >  callable.  Make proxy.__call__() return an actual
> >  list from the proxy so dict.keys() works as before.
> >  So cute I'm ashamed I even thought of it.
> 
> What a bright idea!  This is the best solution I've seen so far.  I'm
> surprised no one has commented on this yet.  So let me spell it out to
> generate more interest.
> 
> With this proposal, all of these work as expected
> 
> for k in dict.keys:
> for k, v in dict.items:
> for v in dict.values:
> 
> without creating extra list.  And all of these work as expected
> 
> if k in dict.keys:
> if k, v in dict.items:
> if v in dict.values:


I love it. Where do I vote? :-)

This is *much* nicer looking than the peculiar new ':' syntax.

-Steve

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