[Python-3000] PEP-3125 -- remove backslash continuation

Andrew Koenig ark-mlist at att.net
Wed May 2 22:04:46 CEST 2007


> It would also change the meaning of existing valid programs such as:
> 
>    x = 1,
>    y()

This is the strongest argument against the idea that I've seen so far.

It could be solved by *not* treating , as an operator, and by keeping the
open bracket rule.




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