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From: Olof Johansson <olof.johansson@axis.com>
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Subject: Re: [Openembedded-architecture] [PATCH] build/data: Don't expand python functions before execution [API change]
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On 16-02-02 14:41 +0000, Burton, Ross wrote:
> On 2 February 2016 at 14:07, Richard Purdie <
> richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> 
> > I propose we default to not expanding python code and then deal with
> > any consequences from that if/as/where identified. This will improve
> > new user understanding and usability of the system, it also allows
> > several long standing weird expansion issues to be fixed.
> >
> 
> As someone who has had to write classes that do "$" + "{FOO}", this gets a
> massive +1 from me.

Indeed, it's a very welcome change from my point of view! +1

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olofjn