Should I write a book on Python Metaprogramming ?

Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters mertz at gnosis.cx
Mon May 5 20:20:46 EDT 2003


Jack Diederich <jack at performancedrivers.com> wrote previously:
|[Prolegomenon is] more apt than "overture" even without the historical
|references.

In defense of the word "overture", it has at least TWO relevant senses,
not just the one.  In music, it is like a "prelude" or "introduction."
But one also use "overture" in the sense of "conciliatory gesture" or
"offer."  I thought of the word to play off both meanings.  In any case,
that is the not-too-Python-specific version of the title; if I settle on
being solidly Python-oriented, it should just be called _Metaprogramming
in Python_.

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