[Python-Dev] With statement

[Michael Hudson]

"Moore, Paul" <Paul.Moore@atosorigin.com> writes:

> That to me looks like the canonical use for locking. Unfortunately, people
> have made the point that having an *optional* assignment is hard (I'm not
> qualified to judge how hard, but I do know that Guido values parser
> simplicity).

Actually, Greg's point that you can sort it out in the compiler is a
good one.

Cheers,
M.

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