Why no "=" in if? (was Re: Quick fix to add "+=")

[Aahz Maruch]

I'm getting really sick of the way I have to use this stupid construct:

x = foo()
if x:
    ...

instead of 

if x = foo():
    ...

Why doesn't Guido get off his duff and fix this?????????!





In article <000701be888f$12fe2920$ee9e2299 at tim>,
Tim Peters <tim_one at email.msn.com> wrote:
>
>can't-wait-for-a-resumption-of-the-assignment-expression-thread<wink>-ly
>y'rs  - tim

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