[Python-3000] Stackable Blocks

[Jay Parlar]

On Apr 23, 2006, at 6:32 PM, Crutcher Dunnavant wrote:

> On 4/23/06, Jay Parlar <jparlar at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>>
>> I think what Ivan meant is that the normal Python rule is that if you
>> have a full-colon (ANYWHERE), and you put something after it on the
>> same line, then you're done the block. This behaviour is the same for
>> method definitions, IF-blocks, the FOR statement, class definitions,
>> etc.
>>
>> However, your change would be an exception to the rule, in that it
>> would change what a full-colon is allowed to do, but only in one 
>> place.
>
> No, it wouldn't. First, this would apply to method and class defs as
> well, so it's not an exception, secondly, the 'block ending thing
> after the colon' would be _extended_ to cover other block defs.
>

What's the use case for doing this with method and class defs?

Jay P.