Steven D'Aprano <steve+pyt...@pearwood.info> added the comment:
Please remember that not all Python programmers come from a C background where `++n` is a pre-increment operator. Then may have a OOP background where the unary `+` and `-` operators can do anything they like. Making `--obj` or `++obj` a syntax error is a backwards-incompatible change that will break people's code. We take backwards compatibility seriously. Python is a mature language with millions of users, we don't break their code lightly. As you were told (twice) last year, this change will not be considered until you take it to the Python-Ideas mailing list for feedback. If you have done this, please post a link to the discussion. If you get a consensus that the change is a good idea, you need to find a core developer to sponsor a PEP, then write the PEP, and ask the Steering Council to approve it. Only then will the PR be approved. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue37304> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
