[Python-Dev] ',' precedence in documentation

Fredrik Lundh fredrik at pythonware.com
Mon Sep 15 17:04:01 CEST 2008


Guido van Rossum wrote:

> In private mail someone suggested the Java assert syntax:
> 
>   assert expression : expression

and in 2015, we'll get a message from you where you say:

   "I think in general Python has erred on the side of having too many
   different syntactical uses for colons."

(yes, I've checked.  you shouldn't leave the time machine connected to 
the net when you're not there.)

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