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| Date | 2013-12-04 05:25 -0600 |
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| From | Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> |
| Subject | Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? |
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On 2013-12-04 21:33, Chris Angelico wrote: > I don't think so. What the OP asked for was: > > my_object.'valid-attribute-name-but-not-valid-identifier' > > Or describing it another way: A literal string instead of a token. > This is conceivable, at least, but I don't think it gives any > advantage over a dictionary. In both cases (attribute-access-as-dict-functionality and attribute-access-as-avoiding-setattr), forcing a literal actually diminishes Python's power. I like the ability to do a[key.strip().lower()] = some_value setattr(thing, key.strip().lower(), some_value) which can't be done (?) with mere literal notation. What would they look like? a.(key.strip().lower()) = some_value (note that "key.strip().lower()" not actually a "literal" that ast.literal_eval would accept). That's pretty ugly, IMHO :-) -tkc
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Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Piotr Dobrogost <p@google-groups-2013.dobrogost.net> - 2013-12-03 09:14 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-12-03 12:38 -0500
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names
not being valid identifiers? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-12-03 12:48 -0500
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Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-03 09:31 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Piotr Dobrogost <p@google-groups-2013.dobrogost.net> - 2013-12-03 15:49 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? random832@fastmail.us - 2013-12-03 13:03 -0500
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Piotr Dobrogost <p@google-groups-2013.dobrogost.net> - 2013-12-03 15:47 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-12-03 19:06 -0600
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Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-04 20:46 +0000
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Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-04 13:02 -0800
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Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-12-06 14:07 +0000
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Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Rotwang <sg552@hotmail.co.uk> - 2013-12-07 00:47 +0000
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Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-04 16:26 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-12-04 20:17 -0500
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Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-03 22:31 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-12-04 01:57 -0700
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-04 02:09 -0800
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Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-04 04:01 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2013-12-04 13:32 +0100
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-04 05:02 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2013-12-04 20:57 +0100
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-04 21:33 +1100
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-04 03:27 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-12-04 05:25 -0600
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Jussi Piitulainen <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> - 2013-12-04 13:30 +0200
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-04 22:40 +1100
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-04 07:56 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-12-04 19:43 -0700
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-04 20:48 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-04 19:27 -0500
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-04 20:03 -0500
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-04 01:12 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-04 08:23 -0500
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Piotr Dobrogost <p@google-groups-2013.dobrogost.net> - 2013-12-04 13:00 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Piotr Dobrogost <p@google-groups-2013.dobrogost.net> - 2013-12-04 12:07 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-04 12:22 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-04 20:55 +0000
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-04 13:00 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-12-04 17:11 -0500
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Piotr Dobrogost <p@google-groups-2013.dobrogost.net> - 2013-12-04 15:42 -0800
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-12-04 22:21 -0500
Re: Why is there no natural syntax for accessing attributes with names not being valid identifiers? Rotwang <sg552@hotmail.co.uk> - 2013-12-05 01:50 +0000
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