[Python-Dev] PEP 492 quibble and request

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 07:31:22PM -0700, Guido van Rossum wrote:

> Ah, but here's the other clever bit: it's only interpreted this way
> *inside* a function declared with 'async def'. Outside such functions,
> 'await' is not a keyword, so that grammar rule doesn't trigger. (Kind of
> similar to the way that the print_function __future__ disables the
> keyword-ness of 'print', except here it's toggled on or off depending on
> whether the nearest surrounding scope is 'async def' or not. The PEP could
> probably be clearer about this; it's all hidden in the Transition Plan
> section.)

You mean we could write code like this?

def await(x):
    ...


if condition:
    async def spam():
        await (eggs or cheese)
else:
    def spam():
        await(eggs or cheese)


I must admit that's kind of cool, but I'm sure I'd regret it.



-- 
Steve