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Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:26:27 -0400
From: John Posner <jjposner@codicesoftware.com>
Subject: Re: Property setter and lambda question
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On 2:59 PM, Anthony Kong wrote:

<snip>
> So the question: is it possible to use lambda expression at all for
> the setter? (As in the last, commented-out line)
>
> Python interpreter will throw an exception right there if I use the
> last line ('SyntaxError: lambda cannot contain assignment'). I'd use
> pass a setter method anyway.  
>
> What is your preferred solution?

Anthony, you might take a look at this alternative writeup for
"property", which I placed on the Python Wiki:

    http://wiki.python.org/moin/AlternativeDescriptionOfProperty

HTH,
John