[Python-Dev] why do we allow this syntax?

[Oscar Benjamin]

On 8 February 2013 15:39, Chris Withers <chris at simplistix.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Just had a bit of an embarrassing incident in some code where I did:
>
> sometotal =+ somevalue
>
> I'm curious why this syntax is allowed? I'm sure there are good reasons, but
> thought I'd ask...

Because '+' can represent an unary prefix operator just the same as '-':

>>> +  + -- ++- +- -+ ++3
-3


Oscar