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From: James Mills <prologic@shortcircuit.net.au>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:12:19 +1000
Subject: Re: Feature suggestion -- return if true
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On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> I think I see your point -- the OP said:
> --> =C2=A0 =C2=A0_temp =3D expr
> --> =C2=A0 =C2=A0if _temp: return _temp
>
> which is where you're getting
> --> =C2=A0 =C2=A0return _temp or None
>
> However, most everyone ('cept you, it seems! ;) understood that there wou=
ld
> be more lines of code such that if bool(expr) =3D=3D False no return is e=
xecuted
> and the function keeps going merrily along. =C2=A0Like this:
> --> def func():
> --> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 var1 =3D something()
> --> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 var2 =3D something_else('this')
> --> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 return? var1.hobgle(var2)
> --> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 var3 =3D last_resort(var1)
> --> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 return var3.wiglat(var2)
>
>
> Looking back at the whole post now, I see nothing there to concretely mak=
e
> that point except the question mark on the return.

Ethan I actually really appreciate your comments. Thank you!

Yes I do understand there is probably more code that
follows the return? - but I made an assumption and I'm
not going back on it :)

Thanks for making the two sides obviously clear!

cheers
James

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