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Re: python 3 constant

From "Waldek M." <wm@localhost.localdomain>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: python 3 constant
Date 2011-06-23 08:40 +0200
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Dnia Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:17:49 +0100, Noah Hall napisał(a):

> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 7:54 PM, sidRo <slacky2005@gmail.com> wrote:
>> How to declare a constant in python 3?
> 
> There aren't true constants in Python, but instead we use a standard
> defined by PEP 8, which states constants are in all caps, for example,
> PI = 3.14, as opposed to pi = 3.14 which could change (according to
> PEP 8, that is)

That said, there are some workarounds for that:
http://code.activestate.com/recipes/65207-constants-in-python/?in=user-97991

Still, I'd reallly like to have constants as a built-in...

Best regards,
Waldek

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python 3 constant sidRo <slacky2005@gmail.com> - 2011-06-22 11:54 -0700
  Re: python 3 constant Noah Hall <enalicho@gmail.com> - 2011-06-22 22:17 +0100
    Re: python 3 constant "Waldek M." <wm@localhost.localdomain> - 2011-06-23 08:40 +0200
      Re: python 3 constant Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-06-23 17:22 +1000
        Re: python 3 constant "Waldek M." <wm@localhost.localdomain> - 2011-06-23 13:58 +0200
          Re: python 3 constant Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-06-23 23:04 +1000
            Re: python 3 constant "Waldek M." <wm@localhost.localdomain> - 2011-06-25 12:42 +0200
          Re: python 3 constant Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-24 01:29 +1000
            Re: python 3 constant "Waldek M." <wm@localhost.localdomain> - 2011-06-23 21:56 +0200
              Re: python 3 constant Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-24 08:00 +1000
                Re: python 3 constant "Waldek M." <wm@localhost.localdomain> - 2011-06-25 12:50 +0200
                Re: python 3 constant Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-25 20:59 +1000
                Re: python 3 constant "Waldek M." <wm@localhost.localdomain> - 2011-06-25 13:24 +0200
              Re: python 3 constant alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-06-23 20:04 -0700
                Re: python 3 constant "Waldek M." <wm@localhost.localdomain> - 2011-06-25 12:44 +0200

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