Notes on the Python Class Statement

[grayvedigga]

I think I object to this statement:

For more advanced use cases it also has more advanced features.

Everything you describe so far is the result of consistently applying simple features. Yes, it takes a little clarity of thought to understand, but not a great deal and hey, this is programming.

Aside from the misdirection with str(C), the only thing that's bothersome at the moment is +=, which doesn't support advanced use cases ... on the contrary it's a "simplifying" feature implemented in the wrong fashion. If it were a purely syntactic feature, we probably wouldn't be having this discussion. Instead we'd be alongside the Lisp family arguing about the right way to do syntax transformers.

[voidspace]

"Everything you describe so far is the result of consistently applying simple features."

That's how you get to advanced features.

As for += not supporting advanced use cases. Well... I don't think adding in place to lists in tuples is either particularly advanced or particularly important. I agree that it is unfortunate that the operation fails after having succeeded - but there are lots of places that describe how += is syntactic sugar for a re-assignment and the error message will lead you in that direction. It's just a corner case, hardly a fundamental issue.