[Python-Dev] other uses for "as" [was Re: new syntax for wrapping (PEP 318)]

[Greg Ewing]

"Phillip J. Eby" <pje at telecommunity.com>:

> "as" looks like syntax that should be reserved 
> for adaptation at a future time.  :)

I'd also like to see "as" reserved for possible future use
to specify a metaclass in class declarations, which is relevant
if we want class decorators with the same syntax as function
decorators.

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