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[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2021-01-05 14:05, Andre Pany wrote:

> Yes, tuples are a core strength of D, but the syntax is not great. My 
> hope is with the tuple dip we will be able to have a python like syntax:
> 
> (Python numpy example)
> arr = numpy.array([('a', 0), ('b', 1)])
> 
> My gut feeling is, we will be able to compete with numpy if we can 
> provide tuple syntax as python can provide.

I would love to have a better syntax for tuples in D but I'm very 
skeptical that D would be anymore or less suitable to do the same things 
as numpy does only based on getting a better tuple syntax.

The above example could be implemented as a variadic template in D:

auto arr = array('a', 0, 'b', 1); // less syntax then the Python example

Template constraints can be used to make sure there are even number of 
arguments and of the correct types.

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/Jacob Carlborg