seeking deeper (language theory) reason behind Python design choice

[Rob Gaddi]

On 05/10/2018 03:02 AM, bartc wrote:
> On 10/05/2018 09:09, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
>> bartc <bc at freeuk.com>:
>>
>> When typing in code (in various languages), I have a habit of typing
>> "..." at places that need to be implemented. For example:
>>
>>      if count:
>>          ...
>>      else:
>>          do_something_smart()
>>          break
>>
>> the idea being that "..." will surely trigger a syntax error if I forget
>> to address it.
>>
>> I was mildly amused when Python happily executed such code. "..." is a
>> valid expression and thus, a valid statement.
> 
> I wondered what it meant, so I typed in:
> 
>     print (...)
> 
> and it displayed:
> 
>     Ellipsis
> 
> which wasn't very enlightening.
> 

No, but if you ever have difficulty remembering how to spell "ellipsis", 
it's good to know Python comes with a built-in reference.

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