[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 505 (None-aware operators) for Python 3.11
Hi, I wanted to propose replacing ? with -> in the none aware syntax. This makes the expression look like a chain, and I think that most people intuitively can understand how the chain might get broken (and what would happen in that case). For example: zipcode = person->.address->['zipcode'] I've proposed this alternative syntax on Doug's github project, and I think he didn't like it so much (or at least, his co-contributor didn't like it), but I still wanted to propose it here as well, because I do think it's a good solution to the complaints that the ? operator looks cryptic. Best regards, Maarten ___ Python-Dev mailing list -- python-dev@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-dev-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-dev.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/UNK66ZORXDNX22IDDFWJHDHVZGPBQETT/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 505 (None-aware operators) for Python 3.11
Hi Piotr, doesn't Doug's reply of 8:03 address this point? As he says, the none-aware operator never gives you None when you ask for a missing attribute (these cases always raise an exception). If we look at these two alternatives phone1 = book.publisher?.owner.phone phone2 = book.publisher.owner.phone if book.publisher else None then they behave exactly the same. If we would misspell "owner" then in both versions we'd get the same AttributeError under the same conditions. Best, Maarten ___ Python-Dev mailing list -- python-dev@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-dev-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-dev.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/KSKTJRNSQSBRYZRY6QQY7B3TZ5J4P2PD/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
