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PEP-308 a "simplicity-first" alternative

Christian Tismer tismer at tismer.com
Tue Feb 11 19:47:46 EST 2003 
Andrew Koenig wrote:
> holger> Inspired by "do the simplest thing that can possibly work" i
> holger> now think that
> 
> holger>         x and y else z
> 
> holger> might just do it and avoid the need for a new construct.  
> 
> I thought so too when I first saw it, but now I'm less sure.
> For example, what is the meaning of

First thoughts:

>         w and x and y else z

w and (x and y else z)

>         w and x and y else z else a

w and (x and y else z) else a
> 
>         (x and y) else z

SyntaxError

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