Assignment in a while?

[none]

So it seems that I stumbled on the idiomatic way of doing this then. 
Well, as they say, "When in Rome..." :).  Thanks for pointing out the 
FAQ.  I'll be reading up on it.

Cheers,
Ben

Paul Boddie wrote:
> none/Ben wrote:
> 
>>Assignment within a while loop seems like a pretty standard thing, so I'm just
>>curious what I'm missing.
> 
> 
> The FAQ on this subject? ;-)
> 
> http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general/#why-can-t-i-use-an-assignment-in-an-expression
> 
> It's "standard" in C-flavoured languages, certainly, but probably not
> ubiquitous.
> 
> Paul
>