On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 5:21 PM Jeremiah Vivian < nohackingofkrowten@gmail.com> wrote:
So I guess I'll just have to keep this to myself.
I know this is disappointing, but in this case I agree with Jelle -- this particular idea does not fit well in Python's design, it looks like an attempt at saving one opcode (or a few characters to type) for a relatively rare use case. However, I recommend that you don't give up! There are many ways Python can still use improvement, and a few more attempts will help you calibrate your ideas with what might be acceptable. I would also like to remind various other posters that sarcasm is *not* a good way to welcome newbies. The name of the list is python-ideas, not python-ideas-to-shoot-down-sarcastically. -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido) *Pronouns: he/him **(why is my pronoun here?)* http://feministing.com/2015/02/03/how-using-they-as-a-singular-pronoun-can-c...