On 5/5/05, Steven Bethard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/5/05, Paul Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And does your proposal allow for "continue EXPR" as supported by PEP > > 340? I can't see that it could, given that your proposal treats block > > statements as not being loops. > > Read PEP 340 again -- the "continue EXPR" syntax is orthogonal to the > discussion -- PEP 340 adds it for *all* for loops, so for loops with > the non-looping block statements would also be able to use it.
I know this. But we're talking here about Nick's new proposal for a non-looping block. All I am saying is that the new proposal needs to include this orthogonal feature. If it's a modification to PEP 340, that will come naturally. If it's a modification to PEP 310, it won't. A new PEP needs to include it. I am very much against picking bits out of a number of PEPs - that was implicit in my earlier post - sorry, I should have made it explicit. Specifically, PEP 340 should be accepted (possibly with modifications) as a whole, or rejected outright - no "rejected, but can we have continue EXPR in any case, as it's orthogonal" status exists... > > The looping behaviour is a (fairly nasty) wart, but I'm not sure I > > would insist on removing it at the cost of damaging other features I > > like. > > I don't think it "damages" any features. Are there features you still > think the non-looping proposal removes? (I'm not counting orthogonal > feautres like "continue EXPR" which could easily be added as an > entirely separate PEP.) I *am* specifically referring to these "orthogonal" features. Removal of looping by modification of PEP 340 will do no such "damage", I agree - but removal by accepting an updated PEP 310, or a new PEP, *will* (unless the "entirely separate PEP" you mention is written and accepted along with the non-looping PEP - and I don't think that will happen). Thanks for making me clarify what I meant. I left a little too much implicit in my previous post. Paul. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
