Guido van Rossum wrote:
Greg seem to be +0 or better for (a)
Actually, I'm closer to -1 on (a) as well. I don't like := as a way of getting assignment in an expression. The only thing I would give a non-negative rating is some form of "where" or "given". Brief summary of reasons for disliking ":=": * Cryptic use of punctuation * Too much overlap in functionality with "=" * Asymmetry between first and subsequent uses of the bound value * Makes expressions cluttered and hard to read to my eyes -- Greg _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
