April 29, 2005
4:46 a.m.
Steven Bethard wrote:
""" A block-statement is much like a for-loop, and is also used to iterate over the elements of an iterable object.
No, no, no. Similarity to a for-loop is the *last* thing we want to emphasise, because the intended use is very different from the intended use of a for-loop. This is going to give people the wrong idea altogether. -- Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept, +--------------------------------------+ University of Canterbury, | A citizen of NewZealandCorp, a | Christchurch, New Zealand | wholly-owned subsidiary of USA Inc. | greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz +--------------------------------------+