A Bug By Any Other Name ...

Mon Jul 6 21:33:18 EDT 2009

In message <mailman.2714.1246910113.8015.python-list at python.org>, Terry 
Reedy wrote:

> ... it is C, not Python, that is out of step with standard usage in math
> and most languages ...

And it is C that introduced "==" for equality, versus "=" for assignment, 
which Python slavishly followed instead of keeping "=" with its mathematical 
meaning and using ":=" for assignment.