Newbie question. Are those different objects ?

[Mark Lawrence]

On 20/12/2013 15:34, rusi wrote:
> On Friday, December 20, 2013 8:46:31 PM UTC+5:30, dec... at msn.com wrote:
>> y = raw_input('Enter a number:')
>> print type y
>> y = float(raw_input('Enter a number:'))
>> print type y
>
>> I'm assuming that y is an object. I'm also assuming that the second and the first y are different objects because they have different types.
>
> You are also assuming that the two horizontal lines sometimes called 'equals'
> have something to do with something called by the same name in math -- equations
>

A good point.  Shall I write a PEP asking for a language change which 
requires that that stupid = sign is replaced by a keyword reading 
something like 
thenameonthelefthandsideisassignedtheobjectontherighthandside ?

> Lets unassume that and rewrite the code
>
> 1. y ! raw_input('Enter a number:')
> 2. print type y
> 3. y ! float(raw_input('Enter a number:'))
> 4. print type y
>
> Now read that 1 as first, 2 as second etc and read the '!' as 'MAKE'.
> (It may help to shout it)
>
> Now what was your question?
>

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what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence