First python program, syntax error in while loop

Roy Smith roy at panix.com
Mon May 6 11:31:54 EDT 2013


In article <mailman.1361.1367847484.3114.python-list at python.org>,
Chris Angelico  <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
>On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 11:08 PM, Roy Smith <roy at panix.com> wrote:
>> On the other hand, I've long since given up trying to remember operator
>> precedence in various languages.  If I ever have even the slightest
>> doubt, I just go ahead and put in the extra parens.
>
>If I ever have even the slightest doubt, I just go ahead and type
>"<language> operator precedence" into a web search and check it :)

Well, that solves the problem once, and it solves it for me.  I figure
if I'm not 100% sure, then maybe other people aren't 100% sure either,
and my adding the extra parens helps them too.



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