why pure python don't support "extended slice direct assignment" for lists?
today we have to write like this, >>> aList=[0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] >>> aList [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] >>> aList[::2]= [None]*len(aList[::2]) #or do the math by hand, what's not always possible >>> aList [None, 1, None, 3, None, 5, None, 7, None, 9] why not accept syntax like this for extended slice aList[::2] = None when let's say, the left side is a list and the right side is bool, int or float. the laborious [nunber]*len(aList[::2]) seens to me less readable when you want to set lost of items of a list to the same number. Also correct me if i am wrong, calling len() and building a list to this kind of operation seems a waste. Just want some feedback.
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