On 1/16/2011 12:44 PM, Peter Hall wrote:
I am a newbie to python, and am curious why the following syntax is not
supported:
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2011/1/16 Peter Hall :
> I am a newbie to python, and am curious why the following syntax is not
> supported:
>
> # Boolean test on x...
> if (x = someFunc(...)):
> # Do something with x...
>
> I've found it convenient in perl.
>
> Is the syntax actually supported, and I'm ignorant?
> Is the us
I am a newbie to python, and am curious why the following syntax is not
supported:
# Boolean test on x...
if (x = someFunc(...)):
# Do something with x...
I've found it convenient in perl.
Is the syntax actually supported, and I'm ignorant?
Is the usage considered 'unPythonic'?
Can you poi
