+1 to this reasoning. One of the main reason python is popular is because code is easy to read, while ":=" would clearly not be as readable as "given". For me the difference between "given" and ":=" is the same as between python and C for loops.
On Fri, 11 May 2018 at 09:06 Greg Ewing <greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz> wrote: > Guido van Rossum wrote: > > I'd need well-reasoned explanations > > My reasoning is essentially the same as what I've already > said about "where". To summarise, "given" sounds like > something an English-speaking mathematician would write, > whereas ":=" doesn't even have an obvious pronunciation. > Some variation on "given" just seems greatly more pythonic > to me. > > -- > Greg > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list > Python-ideas@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ >
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