A syntax idea for one-liners

[Greg Ewing (using news.cis.dfn.de)]

Andrew Koenig wrote:
> In order to convince me that your proposal works, you will have to tell me
> how to distinguish your proposed syntax from cases already permitted by
> the Python syntax in which a : is followed by a statement on the same line.

It looks to me like Beni's extension would be compatible
with this -- nothing would need to be distinguished.

Can you think of anything that *wouldn't* work?

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Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept,
University of Canterbury,	
Christchurch, New Zealand
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