Re: [Pytables-users] RFC: Natural naming proposal for PyTables 2.

[Francesc A. <fa...@ca...>]

A Dissabte 15 Octubre 2005 15:25, Norbert Nemec va escriure:
> What is wrong about checking whether a node is bound and say
> "manipulations to unbound nodes not yet implemented" if people to
> anything to them before they are assigned to a on-disk group?

Indeed, it's a possibility.

> Even if unbound nodes are still a far way off, there is nothing wrong
> about following the design idea now. I think the idea of unbound nodes
> is something very clear to understand for the user, even if - for the
> time being - these nodes are seriously limited until they are actually
> written to disk.
>
> Of course, checking whether a node is bound costs a tiny bit of
> performance, but that certainly can be minimized.

One can always use an "assert" instructuction, and if maximum speed is
needed, pass the -O option to python.

What other people think? Implementing this would improve readability
of the code? My opinion is starting to change and I think it does.

Cheers,

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