A Bug By Any Other Name ...
Lawrence D'Oliveiro
ldo at geek-central.gen.new_zealand
Mon Jul 6 21:33:18 EDT 2009
In message <mailman.2714.1246910113.8015.python-list at python.org>, Terry
Reedy wrote:
> ... it is C, not Python, that is out of step with standard usage in math
> and most languages ...
And it is C that introduced "==" for equality, versus "=" for assignment,
which Python slavishly followed instead of keeping "=" with its mathematical
meaning and using ":=" for assignment.
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