[Python-3000] Single-line blocks?

[Guido van Rossum]

I know this was in my early lists of "clean up the language" plans for
Py3k, but I think it's not worth the hassle.

On 3/23/07, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
>
> "Aahz" <aahz at pythoncraft.com> wrote in message
> news:20070323143029.GB8509 at panix.com...
> | IIRC, there was some discussion about removing single-line blocks like
> | this one in 3.0:
> |
> |    if foo: bar()
> |
> | However, I can't find any discussion about making it happen, and it's
> | not in PEP 3099.  Guido, does this need a PEP?  Do you want it to happen?
>
> To me, such constructions are sometimes more readable than the alternative.
> So, unless there was a strong, not-yet-presented technical argument for the
> change, I would strongly oppose mere stylistic imperialism.
>
> tjr
>
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