Unless I am very much mistaken, this is the approach Ruby takes. Everything is an expression. For example, the value of a block is the value of The last expression in the block.
I've never understood the need to have a distinction betwen statements and expressions, not when expressions can have side effects. It's like that differentce between procedures and functions in pascal that only serves to confuse K > -----Original Message----- > From: python-dev-bounces+kristjan=ccpgames....@python.org > [mailto:python-dev-bounces+kristjan=ccpgames....@python.org] On Behalf > Of Xavier Morel > Sent: 6. ágúst 2009 10:25 > To: python-dev@python.org > Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] (try-except) conditional expression similar > to (if-else) conditional (PEP 308) > Wouldn't it be smarter to fix the issue once and for all by looking > into making Python's compound statements (or even all statements > without restrictions) expressions that can return values in the first > place? Now I don't know if it's actually possible, but if it is the > problem becomes solved not just for try:except: (and twice so for > if:else:) but also for while:, for: (though that one's already served > pretty well by comprehensions) and with:. > _______________________________________________ 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
