Re: Ifs and assignments

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Date	2014-01-03 15:08 +1100
Subject	Re: Ifs and assignments
From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
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On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> I do this all the time:
>
> t0 = time.time()
> [some code]
> t1 = time.time()
> dt = t1 = t0   # <-- spot the typo?

Yep, I see that... now that it's pointed out as a typo. Without the
marker, I'd assume it's correct chained assignment, and only an
examination of the name (dt = delta t) hints otherwise.

ChrisA

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Re: Ifs and assignments Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-01-02 19:45 -0500
  Re: Ifs and assignments Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-01-03 14:33 +1100
    Re: Ifs and assignments Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-03 14:49 +1100
      Re: Ifs and assignments Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-01-02 23:14 -0500
        Re: Ifs and assignments Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-03 15:25 +1100
        Re: Ifs and assignments Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-03 04:29 +0000
      Re: Ifs and assignments Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2014-01-03 15:46 +0000
    Re: Ifs and assignments Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-03 14:55 +1100
      Re: Ifs and assignments Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-01-02 23:00 -0500
        Re: Ifs and assignments Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-03 15:08 +1100

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