For review: PEP 308 - If-then-else expression
Edward C. Jones
edcjones at erols.com
Fri Feb 7 15:26:07 EST 2003
Guido van Rossum wrote:
> Given that if-then-else expressions keep being requested, I hereby put
> forward a proposal. I am neutral on acceptance of the proposal; I'd
> like the c.l.py community to accept or reject it or come up with a
> counter-proposal.
One of the nicest aspects of Python is its visual simplicity which makes
it easy to read. Baroque ornamentation is fine for buildings but not for
programming languages. I see very little need for list comprehensions,
if-then-else expressions, etc.
Ed Jones
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