why it is invalid syntax?

[Guilherme Polo]

2007/11/22, Stef Mientki <S.Mientki-nospam at mailbox.kun.nl>:
> alf wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I wonder why it is an invalid syntax:
> >
> >
> >  >>> if 1: if 1: if 1: print 1
> >   File "<stdin>", line 1
> >     if 1: if 1: if 1: print 1
> >
> >
> > or
> >
> >  >>> if 1: for i in range(10): print i
> >   File "<stdin>", line 1
> >     if 1: for i in range(10): print i
> >
> > I would expect one could nest :
> >
> >
>
> Although I agree it might be quit unreadable for normal programmers,
> people who are used to writing math formula, (i.e. MatLab),
> this is not true.
>
> Here another interesting one, that is accepted:
>
>          self.nodes.extend ( [ ONode(shape,n,self) \
>                                for n in range(shape.Parent.N_Outputs) \
>                                if shape.Type_Outputs[n] == type ] )

That is a list comprehension

>
> cheers,
> Stef
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