Re:Python 3.8.0a1 is now available for testing
by mixmastamyk on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:22PM
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It is a nifty feature. However a lot of us wanted it to use the "as" keyword (like in SQL and Python) instead of more colons, which are multiplying.
Unfortunately "as …" had a few drawbacks in rare use cases (:= has only aesthetic drawbacks), but I think as was by far the most consistent, readable choice and supported ~90% of use cases.
As for the controversy, that's what happens when you reverse 25 year-old design decisions. Shouldn't be too surprising.
Unfortunately "as …" had a few drawbacks in rare use cases (:= has only aesthetic drawbacks), but I think as was by far the most consistent, readable choice and supported ~90% of use cases.
As for the controversy, that's what happens when you reverse 25 year-old design decisions. Shouldn't be too surprising.