PEP 308: Pep Update

Gary Duzan gduzan at bbn.com
Thu Feb 13 12:42:23 EST 2003


In article <3E4BAC54.78996D09 at engcorp.com>,
Peter Hansen  <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
>Raymond Hettinger wrote:
>> 
>> *     <cond> then <expr1> else <expr2>
>
>The word "then" by itself has merely a connotation of sequential
>time, so that "A then B" implies that both A and B will happen
>in some way, with B following A in time.
>
>Without it's partner "if", "then" fails to convey the question
>that is being asked.

   That is my take on this option, as well.

					Gary Duzan
					BBN Technologies
					A Verizon Company






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