[PEAK] generic function signature changes

Simon Belak simon.belak at hruska.si
Thu Jun 15 14:54:25 EDT 2006


You can always try making a compatibility layer with combinators (around 
or method chaining).
In this respect GF are more flexible than the default Python implementation.

Cheers,
Simon

Kevin Dangoor wrote:
> But you can't change the signature of the generic function itself. I'm
> thinking in terms of the evolution of the app over time.
> 
> On 6/15/06, Simon Belak <simon.belak at hruska.si> wrote:
>> I don't think so:
>>
>>      from dispatch import generic
>>
>>      @generic()
>>      def foo(bar):
> 
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Try adding a new keyword parameter here.
> 
> Kevin
>



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