[Python-Dev] Multiline with statement line continuation

[Marko Rauhamaa]

Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info>:

> I simply don't care. They will try it, discover that tuples are not 
> context managers, fix their code, and move on.

*Could* tuples (and lists and sequences) be context managers?

*Should* tuples (and lists and sequences) be context managers?

> I don't think that some vague similarity between it and tuples is
> justification for rejecting the proposal.

You might be able to have it bothways. You could have:

   with (open(name) for name in os.listdir("config")) as files:
       ...


Marko