Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Marko Rauhamaa Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: Case Statements Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 10:57:45 +0200 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 22 Message-ID: <8737rpcwhi.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> References: <30502a2e-0bad-4b0f-a1e8-a2b40b0d7ab9@googlegroups.com> <56E928D4.3000701@rece.vub.ac.be> <56E93ADD.9040500@rece.vub.ac.be> <56E961C9.7040008@rece.vub.ac.be> <56E97B60.3060402@rece.vub.ac.be> <87egbate8d.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="b7cb1518d23ec19d482dcc9c31d30fdd"; logging-data="7793"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/o62WyMv5ejlX9NHpd+r3D" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.5 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:A7IU2UkqAoeF1EZJnOwlracUWEE= sha1:9eC76U4W8irvbVPpclEnTjq2Hz0= Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:105077 Antoon Pardon : > Op 16-03-16 om 20:27 schreef Marko Rauhamaa: >> Antoon Pardon : >>> Look at decorators. They don't provide functionality we wouldn't have >>> without them. So we don't actually need them. Do you argue that >>> introducing them wasn't progress? >> I do. > > Way to miss the point. Just answering your question. > I am sure you can find your own examples if you search for them. To your point, I have disliked Python's dunderitis. However, yesterday Steven made me doubt my doubts by demonstrating a very promising pipelining idea that makes use of __ror__. My imagination is running wild with the possibilities. Marko