[Python-Dev] PEP 308: "then" "else" for deprecating "and" "or" side effects

[Lalo Martins]

On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 04:17:17AM +0100, Christian Tismer wrote:
> 
>     arg = arg then 42 else "Default"
>     arg = arg else "Default"
>     arg = arg then 42

I feel the "then" above reads very funny; besides, as it isn't currently in
python, it means a new keyword.  Guido's proposal reads better, despite the
funny ordering:

arg = 42 if arg else "Default"

If you have an idea of how to disambiguate it, then we could augment his
with your binary ideas:

arg = arg else "Default"
arg = 42 if arg

[]s,
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