Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!npeer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!news-out.readnews.com!transit3.readnews.com!panix!not-for-mail From: Grant Edwards Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: while expression feature proposal Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:17:57 +0000 (UTC) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: <50886398.5050301@tim.thechases.com> <20121024222656.GA32708@cskk.homeip.net> <5088779A.3000202@cs.wisc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl.comtrol.com X-Trace: reader1.panix.com 1351174677 9778 64.122.56.22 (25 Oct 2012 14:17:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:17:57 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/pre1.0.0-18 (Linux) X-Received-Bytes: 1645 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:32128 On 2012-10-25, Terry Reedy 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. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! !! I am having fun!!! at gmail.com