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Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 12:19:42 +1100
Subject: Re: all() is slow?
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Devin Jeanpierre
<jeanpierreda@gmail.com> wrote:
> Clearly what we need is a modern hygienic macro system to avoid this exec=
 mess!
>
> defmacro defall(name, cond):
> =A0 =A0def name(lst):
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0for a in lst:
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0if not cond:
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0return False
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0return True

#define defall(name,cond) def name(lst): \
    for a in lst: \
        if not cond: return False \
    return True

gcc -E myprog.pyi -o myprog.py

There's no code you can't make more opaque using the C preprocessor.

Python doesn't have inline functions? Ha! In your FACE, evil Python
development cabal! You can't tell ME what I can't do!

ChrisA
PS. Don't try this at home. We have years of experience with bad code.
Don't write code like this unless you have a life insurance policy
that covers angry mobs.