PEP 308: "then" "else" for deprecating "and" "or" side effects

[Neil Schemenauer]

Michael Hudson <mwh at python.net> wrote:
> Basically what got augmented assignment into the core was a couple of
> people getting tired of the gassing about it and writing some code
> (it's possible this tactic is a bit too effective).

Ditto for generators.  In retrospect, I don't find them as useful
as I thought they would be.  I guess some people like them.

  Neil