[Python-ideas] Where-statement (Proposal for function expressions)

[Aahz]

[quote-trimming ahead]

On Sat, Jul 18, 2009, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>
> In a real sense, the proposed 'where' block breaks the flow of reading 
> code. Normally, reading a function proceeds in an orderly fashion from 
> the start of the function to the end in (mostly) sequential order, a 
> bottom-up process:
> 
> But the where clause introduces *look-ahead* to the process:
> 
> Look-ahead is simply harder on the reader than reading sequentially.
> 
> You can abuse any tool, write spaghetti code in any language, but some 
> idioms encourage misuse, and in my opinion this is one of them.

This is the clearest indictment yet -- I've mostly been ignoring this
thread figuring it'll die a natural death on its own, but this makes me
add my own -1 to the ``where`` clause.
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