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Extending Python Syntax with @

From: Steve Lamb <g...@despair.dmiyu.org>
Thu, 11 Mar 2004 01:43:49 GMT
On 2004-03-10, David MacQuigg <dmq at gain.com> wrote:
> print @(separator = None) x, y, z>> @x,y:x*x+y*y    -- anonymous function>> @f(x,y)         -- generator function that can accept new arguments>                    with each call>> @x @y @z        -- short for instance variables in a method definition> Each of these examples is debatable, but my point is that there are

    No, they're not.  You want Perl, use Perl.  I used it for 5 freakin' years
and have had enough of "and this line noise means THIS but only after that
line noise!"  I finally gave up when I read that they were thinking about
making case significant declarations.  #$%#$ that.

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