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> giving me features which require all manner of annoying syntax in Python def foo(first, *rest): vs sub foo{ my ($first, @rest) = @_; ?

• Mithaldu 15y ago
  use Method::Signatures; func set (Str $key, Int $val) {
• gatlin 15y ago
  >>> def foo(first, *rest): ... print first ... print rest >>> foo([1,2,3]) [1,2,3] () * sub foo { my ($first,@rest) = @_; print $first . "\n"; print @rest; } foo (1,2,3); 1 23 * It's probably my Python deficiency. My claim that Python's syntax was going to be uglier is probably wrong, but I think the claim that Perl's is appreciably worse is also wrong. We can all get along!
  • phaylon 15y ago
    Exactly, it's a trade-off. Making the other side of the fence not impossible to reach, you just have to hop a little. Perl can easily be made nicer and Python can surely with ease be made more flexible.
  • TylerE 15y ago
    Not sure I follow you. Your python example is very explicitly passing a _single_ arguement, a list of three items. If you call it the same way you call the perl code, you'd have the same result.