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On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:42:11 +1000, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
declaimed the following in gmane.comp.python.general:


> Well, if/while/for could be functions. So could with, probably. Now,
> def would be a little tricky...
>
	And how would a function "if" perform

	if(conditional):
would become
	True:
or
	False:

	What determines that branching is desired? The colon? (then what
does the colon on "def x():" perform?)

	Or take "while"...

	while condition: #implies a loop

	while(condition): #as a function implies a return value so again we
have

	True:
or
	False:

	Now, how does the language differentiate between a loop and an if?

	if(conditional):
		do something and continue with next statement

turns into
	True:
		do something and continue with next statement

while

	while(conditional):
		do something and go back to the test

turns into
	True:
		do something and go back to the test



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