[Python-Dev] Examples for PEP 572

[Rob Cliffe]

On 04/07/2018 02:54, Terry Reedy wrote:
>
> The 2-argument form of iter is under-remembered and under-used. The 
> length difference is 8.
>     while (command := input("> ")) != "quit":
>     for command in iter(lambda: input("> "), "quit"):
A general principle that Chris Angelico has repeatedly mention applies 
here:  If you want (as I instinctively would)
     while (command := input("> ")).lower() != "quit":
you can't express that in your iter version.
Regards
Rob Cliffe