tuples, index method, Python's design

[Terry Reedy]

"Paul Boddie" <paul at boddie.org.uk> wrote in message 
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| always enlightening/entertaining to see the rationales given for the
| rejection of this and other features, in contrast to things like "y if
| x else z" which just seem to mysteriously acquire momentum and then
| power their way in regardless.

No mystery.  It was Guido's initial proposal and he never changed his mind.