Re: `read--expression' and `read-minibuffer'

[Stefan Monnier]

>> Not at all.  When a piece of code needs the user to type in an alist,
> Is this a real-life example?  In this special case, a key+value multi
> prompt would be much more comfortable than a prompt for an alist, I
> think.

Could be, but that's what read-minibuffer does: it reads an S-exp
without knowing anything more about what the S-exp will be used for.
It's never the best choice, indeed.


        Stefan