[Python-3000] Single-line blocks?

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Fri Mar 23 16:35:55 CET 2007


"Aahz" <aahz at pythoncraft.com> wrote in message 
news:20070323143029.GB8509 at panix.com...
| IIRC, there was some discussion about removing single-line blocks like
| this one in 3.0:
|
|    if foo: bar()
|
| However, I can't find any discussion about making it happen, and it's
| not in PEP 3099.  Guido, does this need a PEP?  Do you want it to happen?

To me, such constructions are sometimes more readable than the alternative.
So, unless there was a strong, not-yet-presented technical argument for the 
change, I would strongly oppose mere stylistic imperialism.

tjr





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