[Python-ideas] "While" suggestion

[Stavros Korokithakis]

Hmm, I have no idea how to write a PEP, but if more people are amenable 
to this, I will endeavour to!

Thanks for your feedback,
Stavros

Facundo Batista wrote:
> 2008/7/3 Stavros Korokithakis <stavros at korokithakis.net>:
> 
>> while my_file.read(1024) as data:
>>   do_something(data)
> 
> Python explicitly disallows inline assignment ("while
> a=myfile.read():") because of the error propensity when confusing it
> with the comparation ("=="). But here we're gaining the same
> advantage, without that risk.
> 
> So, taking into account that...
> 
> a) We already have "as" as an statement.
> 
> b) We already use "as" as an assignment [1]
> 
> c) This will allow more concise and intuitive code
> 
> ... I'm definitely +1 to this proposition.
> 
> In any case, Stavros, this would need a PEP...
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> [1] http://docs.python.org/dev/reference/compound_stmts.html#the-with-statement
> 
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