[Python-ideas] filter-only list comps

[Nick Coghlan]

Nick Coghlan wrote:
> spir wrote:
>> numbers if x%2==1] that confusingly repeats the item. Would there be
>> any parsing issue if we let down "<expression> for" when it does
>> nothing?
> 
> Yes, there's a parsing problem:

Even aside from the interpreter parsing problem, there's actually a more
important human parsing problem. Without a filter call to imply
iteration, we want to retain the "for" keyword so human readers can
easily tell there is a loop involved in the construct.

Cheers,
Nick.

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