why no ++?

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <slrn.pl.9nj1eh.5k4.qrczak at qrnik.zagroda>,
Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk  <qrczak at knm.org.pl> wrote:
>Tue, 14 Aug 2001 10:20:50 +0200, Alex Martelli <aleax at aleax.it> pisze:
>>
>> So now consider:
>> 
>>     y.a = b,c,d = x.e = wower()
>> 
>> How would you like to rewrite _this_?-)  There is *NO* rewrite
>> that ensures constant semantics except by introducing _another_
>> temporary variable -- *yecch*!-)
>
>y.a, (b,c,d), x.e = [wower()] * 3

That's sick, twisted, and actually easier to understand, IMHO.
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