python3: 'where' keyword

[Carl Banks]

Paul Rubin wrote:
> "Carl Banks" <invalidemail at aerojockey.com> writes:
> > You misunderstand.

BTW, Peter, I guess I should have said "I misunderstand, but it can be
legal if you consider it part of the statements", since it appears the
author did intend it to be part of an expression.


> > There "where" is not part of the expression but the
> > statement.  The above example would be a modified print statement,
a
> > print...where statement, if you will.  Under this suggestion, there
> > would be modified versions of various simple statements.
>
> You mean I can't say
>
>    # compute sqrt(2) + sqrt(3)
>    x = (sqrt(a) where:
>          a = 2.) \
>        + sqrt (a) where:
>            a = 3.
>
> Hmmm.

What would be the advantage of that over this?

. x = sqrt(a) + sqrt(b) where:
.     a = 2.0
.     b = 3.0

Where would making "where" part of an expression rather than part of
the statement help?  Can you think of a place?  ("That it makes Python
more like LISP" is not a good enough answer for me, BTW.  But feel free
to try. :)


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CARL BANKS