[Python-Dev] PEP 340 - possible new name for block-statement

Shane Holloway (IEEE) shane.holloway at ieee.org
Sat Apr 30 02:52:27 CEST 2005


Guido van Rossum wrote:
> [Phillip J. Eby]
> 
>>Although I'd personally prefer a no-keyword approach:
>>
>>     synchronized(self):
>>         with_file("foo") as f:
>>             # etc.
> 
> 
> I'd like that too, but it was shot down at least once. Maybe we can
> resurrect it?
> 
>     opening("foo") as f:
>         # etc.
> 
> is just a beauty!

+1

Certainly my favorite because it's direct and easy on the eyes.  Second 
would be::

     in opening("foo") as f:
         # etc.

because I can see Aahz's point about introducing the block with a 
keyword instead of relying on the ":" punctuation and subsequent 
indentation of the block for skimming code.

-Shane Holloway


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