[Python-Dev] accumulator display syntax

[Greg Ewing]

Sean Ross <seandavidross at hotmail.com> generated:

> # (3) parentheses
> sumofsquares = sum((yield x*x for x in myList))

I think this one illustrates why requiring parentheses
around a bare "yield..." would be a bad idea.

> # (14) unpacking (*)
> sumofsquares = sum(*[x*x for x in myList])

That already has a meaning (you're passing the result of
a list comp as a * argument to the function).

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