Maybe and Either data structures for Python
APACHE-2.0 License
https://github.com/kennknowles/python-either
This library provides two fundamental near-trivial data structures for Python:
Either
also known as "coproduct", "sum type", "variant", "tagged union", "disjoint union", etc: A value that comes from one of two setsMaybe
also known as "option" or "Either Nothing": A value that may be missing. (Python has "None" but it does not compose)Each is ~10 lines, mostly boilerplate, but now they are in one place in a library.
If you are unfamiliar with these concepts, here is some reading from around the web:
Either:
Maybe:
Copyright 2012- Kenneth Knowles
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