=- and -= snag

[MRAB]

On 2023-03-14 00:28, Gary Herron wrote:
> 
> On 3/13/23 2:26 PM, morphex at gmail.com wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> I was working in Python today, and sat there scratching my head as the
>> numbers for calculations didn't add up.  It went into negative numbers,
>> when that shouldn't have been possible.
>>
>> Turns out I had a very small typo, I had =- instead of -=.
>>
>> Isn't it unpythonic to be able to make a mistake like that?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Morten
>>
> 
> These all mean the same thing, but I don't see a good way to designate
> the second or third as an error.
> 
> 
> x = -5
> x=-5
> x =- 5
> 
The third one could be picked up as suspicious by a linter due to its 
unusual spacing.