[New-bugs-announce] [issue31263] Assigning to subscript/slice of literal is permitted
Isaac Elliott
report at bugs.python.org
Wed Aug 23 01:02:36 EDT 2017
New submission from Isaac Elliott:
In Python 3.5 and 3.6 (at least), the language reference presents a grammar that disallows assignment to literals.
For example, `(a for 1 in [1,2,3])` is a syntax error, as is `(1, a) = (2, 3)`.
However the grammar doesn't prevent assignment to subscripted or sliced literals.
For example neither `(a for [1,2,3][0] in [1,2,3])` nor `([1,2,3][0], a) = (2, 3)` are considered syntax errors.
Similar behavior is exhibited for slices.
The problem is that the `target_list` production (https://docs.python.org/3.5/reference/simple_stmts.html#grammar-token-target_list) reuses the `subscription` and `slicing` productions which both use the `primary` production, allowing literals on their left side.
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messages: 300740
nosy: Isaac Elliott
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Assigning to subscript/slice of literal is permitted
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.5, Python 3.6
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