On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 8:18 PM, Wes Turner <wes.tur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> IDK, I could just be resistant to change, but this seems like something that
> will decrease readability -- and slow down code review -- without any real
> performance gain. So, while this would be useful for golfed-down (!)
> one-liners with pyline,
> I'm -1 on PEP 572.
PEP 572 has never promised a performance gain, so "without any real
performance gain" is hardly a criticism.
> How do I step through this simple example with a debugger?
>
> if re.search(pat, text) as match:
> print("Found:", match.group(0))
Step the 'if' statement. It will call re.search() and stash the result
in 'match'. Then the cursor would be put either on the 'print' (if the
RE matched) or on the next executable line (if it didn't).
> From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assignment_(computer_science) :
>
>> In some languages the symbol used is regarded as an operator (meaning that
>> the assignment has a value) while others define the assignment as a
>> statement (meaning that it cannot be used in an expression).
>
>
> PEP 572 -- Assignment Expressions
> PEP 572 -- Assignment Operator (:=) and Assignment Expressions
Huh? I don't get your point.
ChrisA
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