inclusive-lower-bound, exclusive-upper-bound (was Re: Range Operation pre-PEP)

Aahz Maruch aahz at panix.com
Fri May 11 18:18:27 EDT 2001


In article <3AFC5DF2.AB13724C at one.net.au>,
Andrew Maizels  <andrew at one.net.au> wrote:
>
>For example, I like Python's use of new-line as a statement separator,
>but in Pixy you can embed relational database queries directly into your
>code, and given the target application domain (business applications
>like accounting, customer service etc), I expect they'll be one of the
>commonest constructs in Pixy programs.  Unfortunately, queries have a
>tendency to be quite lengthy, and trying to squash them into one line or
>having line-contination markers all over the place both seem like bad
>ideas.  

That's why Python has triple quotes.
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