From ae05101d705420001d6698d98f4ac7995acf2fef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Satwik Kansal Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 17:34:50 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Brace yourself: Add to explanation Resolves https://github.com/satwikkansal/wtfpython/issues/114 --- README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6f262a4..c2af07f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2210,11 +2210,13 @@ from __future__ import braces SyntaxError: not a chance ``` -Braces? No way! If you think that's disappointing, use Java. +Braces? No way! If you think that's disappointing, use Java. Okay, another surprising thing, can you find where's the `SyntaxError` raised in `__future__` module [code](https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Lib/__future__.py)? #### 💡 Explanation: -+ The `__future__` module is normally used to provide features from future versions of Python. The "future" here is however ironic. ++ The `__future__` module is normally used to provide features from future versions of Python. The "future" in this specific context is however ironic. + This is an easter egg concerned with the community's feelings on this issue. ++ The code is actually present [here](https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/025eb98dc0c1dc27404df6c544fc2944e0fa9f3a/Python/future.c#L49) in `future.c` file. ++ When the CPython compiler encounters a [future statement](https://docs.python.org/3.3/reference/simple_stmts.html#future-statements), it first runs the appropriate code in `future.c` before treating it as a normal import statement. ---