On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 12:47 PM, Abe Dillon <abedil...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I feel like that borders on a bit too wordy... > > > I think the use of words instead of symbols is one of the things that makes > Python so readable. The ternary operator is done with words: > > value = option1 if condition else option2 > > reads almost like English, while: > > value = condition ? option1: option2; > > Is just weird. > > I can read Verbal Expressions very quickly and understand exactly what's > going on. If I have a decent IDE, I can write them almost as easily. I see > no problem with wordiness if it means I don't have to stare at the code and > scratch my head longer, or worse, open a reference to help me translate it > (which is invariably the case when I look at regular expressions).
However, a huge advantage of REs is that they are common to many languages. You can take a regex from grep to Perl to your editor to Python. They're not absolutely identical, of course, but the basics are all the same. Creating a new search language means everyone has to learn anew. ChrisA _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
