Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!xlned.com!feeder7.xlned.com!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path: <rosuav@gmail.com>
X-Original-To: python-list@python.org
Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status: OK 0.023
X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.95; '*S*': 0.00; 'pointer': 0.05; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'python': 0.08; 'constructs.': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'received:209.85.210.174': 0.19; 'received:mail- iy0-f174.google.com': 0.19; "doesn't": 0.22; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.22; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'bare': 0.30; 'subject:?': 0.31; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.34; 'there': 0.34; 'however,': 0.34; 'agree': 0.35; 'unless': 0.37; 'but': 0.37; 'several': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.38; 'received:209.85': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:209': 0.40; 'where': 0.40; 'direct': 0.66; 'management:': 0.84
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=JTk32b2kQi8DakIGrWxBdhIx2VhY5U79U6ilPzw3cv8=; b=vuTKoIccyx1QCT0PF46OBdiIL2HgQf7rWsI30JBNCky4vODc2Xl6Zh7uIaENioChac DJcakE6sak40NifDkM6vYlWMWipXlQhIowVFabbU9YbYCcAsVftPwPTcuA1eL1HfsgjN gijgw1nNS165Sl82aIwBUCQ+Pnhp0xTKGc2DM=
MIME-Version: 1.0
In-Reply-To: <CALG+76dizm12CbpOAzoC7U8x6N0OH3gfBR1OjgeLtDcgJ9y50w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAH+GN=3PDVnzEp7PJZk7y9BH=vbbsPs7UJoyRcJO3o2wCg-iag@mail.gmail.com> <CALG+76dizm12CbpOAzoC7U8x6N0OH3gfBR1OjgeLtDcgJ9y50w@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:06:30 +1000
Subject: Re: Python ++ Operator?
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
To: python-list@python.org
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list>
List-Post: <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help: <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.1057.1310717193.1164.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 18
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace: 1310717193 news.xs4all.nl 23977 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:47218
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:9525

2011/7/15 Bj=F6rn Lindqvist <bjourne@gmail.com>:
> Pre and post-increments are
> almost always confusing unless they are used as the counter-variable
> inside for-loops.

I agree that they're often confusing (i+++++j) but there are several
places where they're handy.

array[count++]=3Dvalue;

or the more direct pointer management:

*ptr++=3Dvalue;

However, Python doesn't work as close to the bare metal, so it doesn't
have such constructs.

ChrisA