David MacQuigg schrieb:
> Seems like we need a simple way to extend Python syntax that doesn't> break existing syntax or clash with any other syntax in Python,
[...]
> @x,y:x*x+y*y -- anonymous function
Advantage of your proposal:
- easy to extend the language without breaking existing code.
Disadvantages of your proposal:
- The advantage is also a disadvantage: a lowered barrier for
new semantics could bloat the language definition. Python's
strength is that it has *few* concepts that are usable in *many*
places. This could be compromised by your proposal.
- Python is a readable language. lambda says "function literal",
yield says "generator", @ just says "different". Python would
be less readable if this notation would be adopted.
Therefore I vote against it.
Mit freundlichen Gruessen,
Peter Maas
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