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On 05/23/2016 02:52 PM, Ian Kelly wrote:
> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 11:44 AM, Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, May 23, 2016, at 13:33, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>> and then you can use the special "tagged literal" syntax, like with special forms of string 
>>> literal:
>>>>>> f*22/7 + f*2/11
>>> Fraction(256, 77)
>> I like the infix fraction literal syntax better: 22/f/7 + 2/f/11.
> Sadly, the postfix syntax 22/7**f is a total failure.

It seems this discussion has nothing to do with for/while else anymore.... I suggest you rename the 
subject.