On Apr 14 2018, Chris Angelico <rosuav-re5jqeeqqe8avxtiumw...@public.gmane.org> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 11:30 PM, Peter O'Connor > <peter.ed.oconnor-re5jqeeqqe8avxtiumw...@public.gmane.org> wrote: >> Well this may be crazy sounding, but we could allow left or right assignment >> with >> >> name := expr >> expr =: name >> >> Although it would seem to violate the "only one obvious way" maxim, at least >> it avoids this overloaded meaning with the "as" of "except" and "with" >> > > Hah. It took me multiple readings to even notice the change in the > operator there, so I think this would cause a lot of confusion.
Well, if putting the expression first is generally considered better, the reasonable thing to do would be to allow *only* =:. -Best Nikolaus -- GPG Fingerprint: ED31 791B 2C5C 1613 AF38 8B8A D113 FCAC 3C4E 599F »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.« _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/