[Python-ideas] A user story concerning things knowing their own names

Thu Mar 17 00:18:56 CET 2011

Larry Hastings wrote:
> def assign(fn):
> return fn(fn.__name__)
>> @assign
> def content_size(name):
> return overridable_property(name, "Size of the content area.") 
>> How bad do you want it? ;-)

Not quite badly enough to replace all my existing
overridable_property declarations with something that
ugly. :-) But I appreciate the suggestion, and I'll
keep it in mind next time I'm designing anything
similar.
-- 
Greg