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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 10:08:56 +1100
Subject: Re: Yet Another Switch-Case Syntax Proposal
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On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Please don't take this personally, but there's more chance of me being the
> first ever World President than of anybody getting a switch/case statement
> past the BDFL.

The language in PEP 3103 (written by Guido) doesn't suggest this to
me. But maybe that's just being diplomatic.

ChrisA