On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 1:01 PM, Jeroen Demeyer <jdeme...@cage.ugent.be> wrote: > On 2015-10-11 16:30, Stefan Behnel wrote: >> >> Hi! >> >> The syntax construct "for i from 0 <= i < 10" has been silently outdated >> for years. Can we start issuing a warning that normal range() loops are >> preferred? > > > Is there anything wrong with the for ... from ... syntax? In more > complicated situations I find > > for i from a <= i < b by s > > more readable than the equivalent for i in range() statement. > > I know it's not a strong argument, it's just something to keep in mind.
A weak argument for removing the " for i from a <= i < b by s" syntax: - it makes it more difficult for somebody who only knows Python to read Cython code (adding one new idea that is not necessary). - it doesn't look Pythonic (purely subjective) -- William > > > _______________________________________________ > cython-devel mailing list > cython-devel@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/cython-devel -- William (http://wstein.org) _______________________________________________ cython-devel mailing list cython-devel@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/cython-devel
