[Python-Dev] replacing 'global'

[Alex Martelli]

On Sunday 26 October 2003 05:19 pm, Skip Montanaro wrote:
>     Just> - Would := be allowed in statements like "self.a := 2"? It makes
>     Just>   no sense, but since "(a, b) := (2, 3)" IS meaningful, what
> about Just>   "(a, b, self.c) = (1, 2, 3)"?
>
> Ummm...  This doesn't seem to be strengthening your argument. ;-)

Indeed, I think the argument is stronger -- and := is more useful -- if

a, b := 2, 3

and

self.a := 2

and all such non-elementary variations of assignment are NOT allowed
with := .


Alex