Re: [Python-Dev] With statement

"Moore, Paul" <Paul.Moore@atosorigin.com> writes:

That to me looks like the canonical use for locking. Unfortunately, people have made the point that having an *optional* assignment is hard (I'm not qualified to judge how hard, but I do know that Guido values parser simplicity).

Actually, Greg's point that you can sort it out in the compiler is a good one. Cheers, M. --

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