From: gabriele renzi <rff_rff@...>
Date: 2004-12-02T04:27:46+09:00
Subject: Re: [OFF] Python 2.4 released

Michael Neumann ha scritto:

> If the Ruby parser could determine, whether a "def" statement is used inside
> another expression (e.g. "public def"), then it would be great if it would
> return a Method object. If it's in no expression (plain class/module scope),
> it should return nil. Not sure, if this is possible at all. A Method object
> is much better than a Symbol!
> 

well, in an old thread matz said that returning a Method object is a 
cost too high for the current implementation (as in performance).
not that I understand why :)