things I wish python could do

[Jacek Generowicz]

"Terry Reedy" <tjreedy at udel.edu> writes:

> Would you really prefer writing <target> = expression as set('<target>',
> expression) or as the 'special-form' pseudofunction call setq(<target>,
> expression)?

Almost. I'd really like to write it thus:

    (setq <target> expression)

then we'd really be getting somewhere.

> > I'm feeling in a controversy-stirring mood. Can you tell?
> 
> Bait taken ;-)

Here's some more, if you still have the apetite :-)