[Python-ideas] x )= f as shorthand for x=f(x)

[Eduardo O. Padoan]

On Nov 9, 2007 12:39 PM, Boris Borcic <bborcic at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Title says it all. Got used to += et al. My mind often expects augmented
> assignment syntax to exist uniformly for whatever transform.
>
> If I am not mistaken, python syntax doesn't permit augmented assignment
> operators to sit between parens so that )= wouldn't risk confusing quick
> machine- or eye-scans to match parens.
>

Bizarre syntax. Close-parens should close something. Also, al it saves
is 1 char.



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