new enum idiom

[Robert Amesz]

Alex Martelli wrote:

> [Does the % operator need a tuple?]
>
>>>> print "foo%dbar" % 23
>foo23bar
>>>>

Ah, I stand corrected. And I really should have checked this myself, 
sorry about that. Especially as that would have taken less time than 
typing that part of the reply. Silly me.


> [Arguing aesthetics]
>
>Counterpoints would include "it's nicer to have all strings than 
>some strings and some tuples", and "other languages allowing such 
>explicit specs [C/C++ only, AFAIK] use the name=value syntax, so 
>that will be easier to read for people coming from those 
>languages".

Those are good points as well. As was the case with mine, these too are 
aesthetic arguments, and discussions about personal preferences isn't 
going to settle the issue, which is a minor one anyway.


>But I'm just arguing for argument's sake -- it's an obscure corner 
>of an obscure idiom, and both usages look pretty much OK to me for
>something likely to see frequencies as low as this. 

True. Personally, I'd say this 'obscure corner' has gotten as much 
attention as it warrants.


Robert Amesz