PEP-308 a "simplicity-first" alternative

[Erik Max Francis]

Paul Rubin wrote:

> I don't remember ever seeing "then" as a variable name in any real
> program, ...

Indeed.  I myself have specifically _avoided_ it in my Python code
precisely because it _looks_ like a keyword.

> ... but if a keyword is so objectionable and ? is too C-like,
> then another symbol (I favor "=>") can be used: C => x else y.

I tend to eschew combinations of punctuation and a keyword, but this has
already been suggested in the form C -> x else y.  -> seems superior to
me than =>, simply because => could more easily be confused with >= at
first glance.

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