[Python-ideas] Statements vs Expressions... why?

Adam Olsen rhamph at gmail.com
Sun Sep 14 03:47:09 CEST 2008


On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Cliff Wells <cliff at develix.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-09-13 at 12:27 -0700, Bruce Leban wrote:
>> You can't do it by insisting that no one understands what you're
>> talking about.
>
> When someone suggests that the distinction between expressions and
> statements is syntactic sugar on the same level as the + operator, then
> I have no choice but to assume they really don't understand what I'm
> talking about.  Whether that's a failing on my part or theirs is an open
> question, but there's no doubt about the lack of understanding.

That much we can agree on.

Throughout this thread very little if any progress has been made.  I'm
willing to continue on IRC if you'd like, but I won't clutter the list
any more.


-- 
Adam Olsen, aka Rhamphoryncus



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