Paul Rubin <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Reinhold Birkenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > For a conditional, syntax must be found, and the tradition of Python
> > design is not to use punctuation for something that can be solved
> > with keywords.
>
> Yeah, "if C then A else B" is a ancient tradition stretching from
> Algol-60 to OCAML, and who knows what all else in between. I'm not
> sure what Guido saw in the "A if C else B" syntax but it's not a big
> deal.
Perhaps, he's preparing Python for the eventual absorption into Perl7.
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