Re: [Python-markdown-discuss] processors as functions

[Yuri T. <qar...@gm...>]

> Meh. I'v thought about this before and even wondered why you used
> classes back when I started my first extension, but the class gives us
> so much more. Look at the InlinePatterns. Many of them are subclasses
> that override only part of the functionality. In fact, a few don't
> even have a run method, they just override an auxiliary method.
> Actually, there are quite a few auxiliary methods that would now
> litter the markdown namespace unnecessarily. Using classes keeps
> things neat, compartmentalized, and DRY.

Ok, a variation on this idea: each odict would be allowed to take as
entries any callable objects - either a function or an instance of a
callable class would do.  We can stick with classes for our
implementations, but let the users extend the functionality by adding
either instances or functions.

- yuri

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