Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library

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On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 6:21 PM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> wrote:
> Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info>:
>
>> On Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:22:29 +0200, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
>>> I'm looking forward to the day when every application can add its own
>>> keywords as is customary in Lisp.
>>
>> And what a wonderful day that will be! Reading any piece of code you
>> didn't write yourself -- or wrote a long time ago -- will be an
>> adventure! Every script will have it's own exciting new set of
>> keywords doing who knows what, which makes every script nearly it's
>> own language! Oh joy, I cannot wait!
>>
>> That's sarcasm, by the way.
>
> I don't hear Lispers or C programmers complaining. Yes, you can shoot
> yourself in the foot with macro trickery, but macros can greatly enhance
> code readability and remove the need for code generators. That's why
> they are used extensively in Linux kernel code and GOOPS (Guile's object
> system), for example.

How does C let you create new keywords?

ChrisA

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Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 20:39 +1100
  Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-20 12:22 +0200
    Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 21:43 +1100
      Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-20 13:28 +0200
        Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 22:37 +1100
        Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 22:47 +1100
          Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-20 14:09 +0200
            Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 23:19 +1100
              Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-20 14:46 +0200
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 00:34 +1100
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-20 17:14 +0200
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 02:48 +1100
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-20 18:26 +0200
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 03:36 +1100
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 12:57 -0800
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-21 06:49 +0000
            Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-21 06:43 +0000
    Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-21 06:59 +0000
      Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 18:10 +1100
      Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-21 09:21 +0200
        Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 19:21 +1100
          Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-21 12:26 +0200
            Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 21:49 +1100
              Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-21 14:03 +0200
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-02-21 11:16 -0800
        Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-21 09:12 +0000
  Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-21 06:51 +0000
    Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 18:02 +1100

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