PEP 315: Enhanced While Loop

[Andrew Koenig]

Evan> Andrew Koenig wrote:
>> while:
>> <setup code>
>> and while <condition>:
>> <loop body>

Evan> Now, *this* is why we have PEPs!  Without them, everything old is new 
Evan> again, every few years.

Evan> See Guido's reaction:

Evan> http://groups.google.com/groups?q=g:thl1134131894d&selm=199901042051.PAA20739%40eric.cnri.reston.va.us

Evan> See the implementation announcement:

Evan> http://groups.google.com/groups?q=g:thl3737064544d&selm=7hsv80%24g9j%241%40news.tamu.edu

Evan> I can't for the life of me remember how it died, though.

Evan> wow-it's-been-four-years-ly yrs,

That's hilarious!  I had nothing at all to do with Python in 1999, which means
that I came up with the same idea completely independently.

And Guido liked it too!  What are we waiting for?  :-)