[Python-Dev] comprehension abbreviation

[Greg Ewing]

Eric Nieuwland wrote:
> 
> The full syntax is:
>     [ f(x) for x in seq if pred(x) ]
 >
> being allowed to write 'x' instead of 'identity(x)' is already a 
> shortcut,

That's a really strange way of looking at it. Unless
you would also say that

   x = y

is a shorthand for

   x = identity(y)

Not that it's false, it just seems like a completely
unnecessary layer of mental gymnastics...

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