[Python-Dev] 2 words keyword for block

[Greg Ewing]

Gheorghe Milas wrote:

> in template thread_safe(lock):
> in template redirected_stdout(stream):
> in template use_and_close_file(path) as file:
> in template as_transaction():
> in template auto_retry(times=3, failas=IOError):

-1. This is unpythonically verbose.

If I wanted to get lots of finger exercise typing redundant
keywords, I'd program in COBOL. :-)

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