Confessions of a Python fanboy

[Falcolas]

On Jul 29, 9:06 pm, r <rt8... at gmail.com> wrote:

> 1.) No need to use "()" to call a function with no arguments.
> Python --> "obj.m2().m3()" --ugly
>   Ruby --> "obj.m1.m2.m3"  -- sweeet!
> Man, i must admit i really like this, and your code will look so much
> cleaner.

I personally would not prefer this, and would likely continue to use
(), precisely for code clarity - let me explain:

foo.nextval
foo.val
foo.previousval

Which of the calls above referenced instance variables, and which ones
called functions which changed the internal state of foo? I would have
trouble saying, just based on the calls above. I would have to go back
to the definition or documentation of foo to identify which is doing
what. On the other hand, the following gives a better clue as to what
is happening (granted not perfect, but better):

foo.nextval()
foo.val
foo.previousval()

~G