[Python-Dev] [PEP204] Range Literals

[Paul Prescod]

Peter Schneider-Kamp wrote:
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> ...
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> I thought that generators are also useful for stuff like:
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> even = (0:sys.maxint:2)
> first20even = even[:20]

Yes but I doubt Guido would take that usage scenariou very seriously.
He's been fairly disinterested in lazy behavior for a long time.

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