On Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 8:35 AM, Michael Selik <mike@selik.org> wrote:

As Mark and Chris said (quoting Mark below), this is just one straw in the struggle against piling too many things on the haystack. Unlike some changes to the language, this change of such general use that it won't be an optional topic. Once widely used, it ain't optional.

Exactly -- and I also emphasis that this would complicate the language in a broad way -- a much bigger deal than adding a self contained new expression or even the nonlocal keyword.

But to be clear about my take -- it will make the language that little bit harder to teach, but it will also add a bit of complexity that will effect us non-newbies as well.

Is it worth it? maybe. I know I like a better way to express the loop-and-a-half concept in particular.

-CHB

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