Steven D'Aprano wrote:
The *very first* motivating example for this proposal came from a
comprehension.
I think it is both unfortunate and inevitable that the discussion bogged
down in comprehension-hell.
I think the unfortunateness started when we crossed over from
talking about binding a temporary name for use *within* a
comprehension or expression, to binding a name for use *outside*
the comprehension or expression where it's bound.
As long as it's for internal use, whether it's in a comprehension
or not isn't an issue.
Tim Peters has also given a
couple of good examples of mathematical code that would benefit strongly
from this feature.
Going back a few months now, they were the examples that tipped me over
Well, I remain profoundly unconvinced that writing comprehensions
with side effects is ever a good idea, and Tim's examples did
nothing to change that.
--
Greg
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