For review: PEP 308 - If-then-else expression

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"Sean Ross" <frobozz_electric at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     The proposed syntax is as follows:
>>
>>         <expression1> if <condition> else <expression2>
>>
>
>While I do not think this is necessary, I would like to offer an alternative
>syntax:
>
>    <expression1> when <condition> else <expression2>
>
>The only benefit I can see to this alternative syntax is that it will be
>less likely to be confused with the existing syntax for if/elif/else, which
>is probably a good thing. Although adding a keyword is often a bad thing...
>
>

I agree.  I'm -1 with the original proposal.  If they change to "when" I
would be
+1.

Patrick Mullhaupt