On 4/27/06, Terry Reedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> "Crutcher Dunnavant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > I don't really care how it gets spelled. In the current system, I
> > _have_ to break the context spec up on multiple lines,
>
> I consider that a plus. It is part of Python's basic indented statement
> structure, which makes it easy to read. Also, it is possibly more common
> to have more that one statement in outer context.
>
> >_despite_ the fact that we have list comprehension semantics.
>
> The problem and danger with lcs is that they can be used to turn perfectly
> readable code into something much less readable. They are useful for
> compact expressions that can be easily comprehended in one reading, but can
> be pushed too far.
Of course they can be pushed to far, any programming construct can be
pushed to far
such as:
very deep:
nesting:
because:
it makes me:
a better person
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Crutcher Dunnavant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
littlelanguages.com
monket.samedi-studios.com
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