[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Anyone has any idea on why is there no post/pre increment operators in
> python ?  

For lots of good reasons. 

> Although the statement:
> ++j
> works but does nothing

So does --j. They both parse as a value with two unary operators
applied to it in succession: +(+(j)) and -(-(j)).

        <mike
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