On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 2:09 PM, Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote: > On 03/23/2018 07:38 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: >> >> On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 3:58 AM, Guido van Rossum wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 9:34 AM, Christoph Groth wrote: > > >>>> But wouldn't it be a good alternative to PEP 572 to *add* an assignment >>>> operator that is an expression to Python, and is distinct from "=", for >>>> example ":="? > >>> >>> >>> I also think it's fair to at least reconsider adding inline assignment, >>> with >>> the "traditional" semantics (possibly with mandatory parentheses). This >>> would be easier to learn and understand for people who are familiar with >>> it >>> from other languages (C++, Java, JavaScript). >> >> >> Thank you; both of these have now been incorporated into the document. > > > I'm certainly hoping PEP 572 is rejected so we can have a follow-up PEP that > only deals with the assignment-as-expression portion. > > No offense intended, Chris! :) In fact, maybe you could write that one > too, and then have an accepted PEP to your name? ;) >
Okay, maybe I *do* need to split them. There are other uses for statement-local names, so they're both potentially viable. Would that be the best way forward? If I do, sooner would be better than later - I'd want to grab PEP 573 while it's still available. 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/
