Re: while expression feature proposal

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From	Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid>
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Subject	Re: while expression feature proposal
Date	Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:17:57 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2012-10-25, Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> wrote:

> The op wondered if these proposals have been made before. They have 
> been, and have been rejected. Some of the discussion has been on 
> python-ideas list. But go ahead and brainstorm and discuss.
>
> Keep in mind that any new syntax has to be a substantial improvement in 
> some sense or make something new possible. There was no new syntax in 
> 3.2 and very little in 3.3.

I think the new syntax should be introduced in 2.00.  There were a
number of other big changes between 1.52 and 2.00, so that seems like
a good spot to put this change.

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Re: while expression feature proposal Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-10-25 00:50 -0400
  Re: while expression feature proposal Thomas Rachel <nutznetz-0c1b6768-bfa9-48d5-a470-7603bd3aa915@spamschutz.glglgl.de> - 2012-10-25 11:52 +0200
    Re: while expression feature proposal Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-10-25 10:50 +0000
      Re: while expression feature proposal Thomas Rachel <nutznetz-0c1b6768-bfa9-48d5-a470-7603bd3aa915@spamschutz.glglgl.de> - 2012-10-25 13:20 +0200
      Re: while expression feature proposal Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-10-25 16:09 -0400
    Re: while expression feature proposal Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-10-25 10:44 -0600
  Re: while expression feature proposal Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-25 14:17 +0000

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