On 15 November 2016 at 17:13, Ryan Fox wrote:
> I'm worried that the distinction between `or` and `else` will not be
> obvious. It seems like `else` will effectively just be `or`, but with more
> functionality.
The next draft makes that explicit: "and", "or" and PEP 505's "??"
would all just be s
On 15 November 2016 at 02:59, Matthias welp wrote:
> Mikhail, what Paul probably means here is that python 'operators' are actually
> 'syntactic sugar' for functions (it is not recommended to call
> these functions directly, but it is possible):
More specifically, the meaning of the syntax a = a
Mikhail V writes:
> But how do you jump to lists already?
Because "+" and "+=" are operators which may be defined for any
objects. Paul explained *why* he chose to to do that elsewhere. My
point is that the semantics "a += b" *is* "type(a).__iadd__(a, b)" is
true for all objects. It is a fund
> Because "+" and "+=" are operators which may be defined for any
> objects. Paul explained *why* he chose to to do that elsewhere. My
> point is that the semantics "a += b" *is* "type(a).__iadd__(a, b)" is
> true for all objects.
Well, yes. But it is defined in particular ways in the built in t
On 12 November 2016 at 17:01, Gary Godfrey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is a little more readable, but still a bit ugly. What I'm proposing
> here is:
>
> mydf = df[ w'field1 field2 field3' ]
>
> This would be identical in all ways (compile-time) to:
>
> mydf = df[ ('field1', 'field2', 'field3') ]
>
On 15 November 2016 at 14:04, Stephen J. Turnbull
wrote:
> > Mikhail V writes:
> > But how do you jump to lists already?
> Thus, in explaining this kind of thing it is often useful
> (YMMV) to "jump" to a different type that supports the same behavior
> to see how a proposed change can cause in
The "just see it" isn't likely to go very far. My impression is that maybe
5% of people find '+=' and friends confusing or bothersome. Probably 15%
are neutral (including me). And 80% think 'a += 1' is simply MORE readable
and more easily understood than 'a = a+1'. Folks who come from C-family
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