[Python-ideas] 'where' statement in Python?

[Nick Coghlan]

On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml at behnel.de> wrote:
> Terry Reedy, 20.07.2010 21:49:
>>
>> I did not comment then because I thought the idea of cluttering python
>> with augmented local namespace blocks, with no functional gain, was
>> rejected and dead, and hence unnecessary of comment.
>> -10
>> For me, the idea would come close to destroying (what remains of) the
>> simplicity that makes Python relatively easy to learn. It seems to be
>> associated with the (to me, cracked) idea that names are pollution.
>
> Actually, it's about *giving* names to subexpressions, that's quite the
> opposite.

I think Terry's point was that you can already give names to
subexpressions by assigning them to variables in the current scope,
but some people object to that approach due to "namespace pollution".
I agree with him that avoiding namespace pollution isn't a particular
strong argument though (unless you have really long scripts and
functions), which is why I've tried to emphasise the intended
readability benefits.

Cheers,
Nick.

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