Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder5.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.004 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'arguments': 0.09; 'here?': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'subject:while': 0.09; 'throws': 0.09; 'finney': 0.16; 'fire,': 0.16; 'literals': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'subject:recursion': 0.16; 'discussion': 0.18; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'header:X -Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'writes:': 0.31; "we're": 0.32; 'subject: (': 0.35; 'really': 0.36; 'searching': 0.37; 'ben': 0.38; 'to:addr :python-list': 0.38; 'previous': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'catch': 0.60; 'hey,': 0.75; 'yourself': 0.78; 'again?': 0.84 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Ben Finney Subject: Literal syntax for frozenset, frozendict (was: Tail recursion to while iteration in 2 easy steps) Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 10:18:49 +1000 References: <87had0axxy.fsf@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> <524cc73a$0$29984$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <524CCC8D.6020700@mrabarnett.plus.com> <1380809664.12405.29567505.3B72428D@webmail.messagingengine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: rasputin.madmonks.org X-Public-Key-ID: 0xAC128405 X-Public-Key-Fingerprint: 517C F14B B2F3 98B0 CB35 4855 B8B2 4C06 AC12 8405 X-Public-Key-URL: http://www.benfinney.id.au/contact/bfinney-gpg.asc X-Post-From: Ben Finney User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:N/aShdk7Uu7NontyCnbmdAjnBwU= X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 15 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1380845944 news.xs4all.nl 15963 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:44481 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:55447 random832@fastmail.us writes: > Hey, while we're on the subject, can we talk about frozen(set|dict) > literals again? I really don't understand why this discussion fizzles > out whenever it's brought up on python-ideas. Can you start us off by searching for previous threads discussing it, and summarise the arguments here? -- \ “If you ever catch on fire, try to avoid seeing yourself in the | `\ mirror, because I bet that's what REALLY throws you into a | _o__) panic.” —Jack Handey | Ben Finney