In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Roel Schroeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I used to interpret the target in 'The target is only evaluated once' >more like an L-value in C/C++. That's not correct, of course, but I >didn't understand exactly how wrong it was until now.
It's true almost everywhere except augmented assignment. Augmented assignment is a prime example of the compromises one needs to make in adding features. -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "And if that makes me an elitist...I couldn't be happier." --JMS -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list