[Python-ideas] allow line break at operators

[Steven D'Aprano]

Matt Joiner wrote:

> +0.5
> 
> The "trailing \" workaround is nonobvious. Wrapping in () is noisy and
> already heavily used by other syntactical structures.

"Noisy"? Compare:


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if a                      if (a
   and b                      and b
   or c:                      or c):
   do stuff()                 do stuff()  


That is not my idea of "noise". The brackets have a clear and obvious
meaning: they group the condition.


> Since a final
> ':' is needed anyway, i think this would be great.

A final : is not needed for arbitrary expressions.

flag = (a
        and b
        or c)


-- 
Steven