> but also go by the Python convention to have a constructor sub called Point()

to elaborate further

this:

class Point:
    def __init__(self, x, y):
        self.x = x
        self.y = y

    def inverted(self):
        return Point(self.y,self.x)

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could be translated to

class Point;

sub INIT($X,$Y) { 
    $$x = $X;
    $$y = $Y;

    # or $self->{y} = $Y;
}

sub inverted {
    return Point($$y,$$x)

    # or Point->new($$y,$$x)
    # or Point->new($self->{y},$self->{x}) 
    # or Point($self->{y},$self->{x})
    # ... TIMTOWTDI
}

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People comming from Python would instantly feel at home and little by little discover more elaborated possibilities by using :attributes.

Cheers Rolf
(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
Wikisyntax for the Monastery FootballPerl is like chess, only without the dice

In reply to Re^2: Recap: The Future of Perl 5 (backwards comaptibility, RFC) by LanX
in thread Recap: The Future of Perl 5 by Ovid

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