[Python-3000] Set literal

[Greg Ewing]

Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> Greg Ewing writes:
> 
>  > Also, if generator expressions had come first, we
>  > would probably never have gotten list comprehensions.
> 
> I don't understand.  A list comprehension is for when you know you're
> going to want to work with the whole list.

But list(genexp) gives you very nearly the same thing --
so near that I find it hard to imagine anyone would have
thought to suggest a dedicated LC syntax if genexps had
already been present in the language.

And if anyone had, Guido would have said "-1, too many
ways to do it".

--
Greg