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From: tim_one at email.msn.com (Tim Peters)
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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 17:08:41 GMT
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Subject: Why no "=" in if? (was Re: Quick fix to add "+=")
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In-Reply-To: <aahzFAC5up.5op@netcom.com>
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References: <aahzFAC5up.5op@netcom.com>
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Message-ID: <000401be88f4$f126c440$ee9e2299@tim>
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X-UID: 1675
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> can't-wait-for-a-resumption-of-the-assignment-expression-thread<wink>-ly
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> y'rs - tim
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[Aahz Maruch]
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> I'm getting really sick of the way I have to use this stupid construct:
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> x = foo()
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> if x:
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> ...
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>
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> instead of
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> if x = foo():
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> ...
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>
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> Why doesn't Guido get off his duff and fix this?????????!
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[John Baxter]
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> Because it's not broken.
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[Aahz]
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> Yes, it is.
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Excellent! We've now summarized in just 3 brief messages just about
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everything that was said over the course of (literally) hundreds of msgs the
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last time this came up <0.1 wink>.
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If anyone wants to continue this now, consider just posting a link to the
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DejaNews article you would have otherwise rewritten.
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can't-wait-for-the-resumption-of-the-indexing-thread<wink>-ly y'rs - tim
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