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From: zildjohn01 <zildjohn01@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Subject: Feature suggestion -- return if true
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:17:25 -0700 (PDT)
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This is an idea I've had bouncing around in my head for a long time
now. I propose the following syntax:

    return? expr

be expanded to

    _temp = expr
    if _temp: return _temp

It's a pattern I use all the time in my code, and although it's a bit
unorthodox, IMO it's concise, readable, and easily understandable.

Thoughts?