Chris Jerdonek wrote:
if (diff := x - x_base) and (g := gcd(diff, n)) > 1:
"if diff, which we let equal x - x_base, and g, which ..." or
"if diff, which we set equal to x - x_base, and g, which ...." or
"if diff, which we define to be x - x_base, and g, which ...." or
"if diff, which we define as x - x_base, and g, which ....." etc.
How about "being" as a keyword:
if (diff being x - x_base) and (g being gcd(diff, n)) > 1:
return g
An advantage is that you're not likely to be tempted to write
diff being x - x_base
on its own as a statement.
--
Greg
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