PEP-0315--Enhanced While Loop: An idea for an alternative syntax

[Gerrit]

> "Paul Rubin" <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid> wrote in message
> news:7xwu6khofz.fsf at ruckus.brouhaha.com...
> > So it's yet another workaround for Python's lack of assignment
> > expressions.  I like
> >
> >     while (line := inputFile.readline()):
> >         ...
> >
> > a lot better.

I disagree. I think it's counter-intuitive to have an assignment inside
an expression. Assignments should be statements. Explicit is better than
implicit. What problem would this solve? And why the ':'?

Gerrit.

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