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

[Sean Ross]

heh, I know, I suggested it...


"Erik Max Francis" <max at alcyone.com> wrote in message
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> Sean Ross wrote:
>
> > Actually, he does mean "x when C else y",  not "C when x else y"...
>
> Oh, okay, then I withdraw my objection.  Note that `when' as an
> alternative to `if' in the original `x if C else y' form was one of the
> first additional alternative suggested.
>
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