auto increment

[monkeys paw]

On 3/4/2011 12:07 AM, Chris Rebert wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Dan Stromberg<drsalists at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Chris Rebert<clp2 at rebertia.com>  wrote:
>>> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 8:41 PM, monkeys paw<monkey at joemoney.net>  wrote:
>>>> Does python have an analogy to c/perl incrementer?
>>>>
>>>> e.g.
>>>>
>>>> i = 0
>>>> i++
>>>
>>> i += 1
>>>
>>> If you're doing this for a list index, use enumerate() instead.
>>
>> There's been discussion of adding i++ to python, but it was felt that the
>> small number of saved keystrokes didn't justify the resulting bugs.  I
>> agree.
>
> Out of curiosity, what resulting bugs?
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
no bugs, just less keystrokes than: i = i + 1

This is in interger form, BTW.