python3: 'where' keyword
Nick Coghlan
ncoghlan at iinet.net.au
Sat Jan 8 23:49:11 EST 2005
Paul Rubin wrote:
>>What would be the advantage of that over this?
>>
>>. x = sqrt(a) + sqrt(b) where:
>>. a = 2.0
>>. b = 3.0
>
>
> The idea of "where" is to allow re-using variable names instead of
> having to keep track of which ones are in use. I just tried to give a
> very simple example of how you might do that more than once in a
> statement.
I think having to keep the names unique within the statement you are currently
writing is a reasonable request :)
Cheers,
Nick
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