Another suggested syntax for inlining attributes, by Aaron Digulla.

pep-0232.txt

@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ Open Issues
     2) __doc__ is the only function attribute that currently has
        syntactic support for conveniently setting.  It may be
        worthwhile to enhance the language for supporting easy function
-       attribute setting.  One suggestion that has been raised in
-       previous discussions is this syntax:
+       attribute setting.  Here are some suggested syntaxes:
 
        def a {
            'publish' : 1,
@@ -109,8 +108,12 @@ Open Issues
            (args):
            # ...
 
-       I.e., that a dictionary literal placed between the function
-       name and the argument parentheses be assigned to func_dict.
+       def a(args):
+           """The usual docstring."""
+           {'publish' : 1,
+            'unittest': '''...''',
+            # etc.
+            }
 
        It isn't currently clear if special syntax is necessary or
        desirable.