namedtuple is still awesome. The fact that it's eval'ing a string to initialize it doesn't make that any less the case. However, I'll agree that it would be di

namedtuple is still awesome. The fact that it's eval'ing a string to initialize it doesn't make that any less the case. However, I'll agree that it would be disingenuous to say it's not a little peculiar, and surprising to see the source for it :)