24 Apr
2018
24 Apr
'18
7:24 a.m.
On 04/23/2018 06:42 PM, Chris Jerdonek wrote:
On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 4:54 PM, Greg Ewing wrote:
Tim Peters wrote:
if (diff := x - x_base) and (g := gcd(diff, n)) > 1: return g
My problem with this is -- how do you read such code out loud?
It could be--
"if diff, which we let equal x - x_base, and g, which ..." or "if diff, which we set equal to x - x_base, and g, which ...." or "if diff, which we define to be x - x_base, and g, which ...." or "if diff, which we define as x - x_base, and g, which ....." etc.
Thanks, Chris J. For myself, I can read that as "if diff, which is x - x_base, and g, which is ..." That works for me. Changing my vote to +1 (but only for simple name bindings) -- ~Ethan~