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copysort patch, was RE: [Python-Dev] inline sort option

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at iinet.net.au
Sun Oct 19 06:28:45 EDT 2003 
Alex Martelli strung bits together to say:
> But, for the general case: the BDFL has recently Pronounced that he does 
> not LIKE chaining and doesn't want to encourage it in the least.  Yes, your
> trick does allow chaining, but the repeated chain(...) calls are cumbersome
> enough to not count as an encouragement IMHO;-).

Well, yes, that was sort of the point. For those who _really_ like chaining (I'm 
not one of them - I agree with Guido that it is less readable and harder to 
maintain), the 'chain' function provides a way to do it with what's already in 
the language.

Cheers,
Nick.

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