[Python-ideas] relaxing keyword usage restrictions

[Greg Ewing]

Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

> Except that as somebody pointed out, there is a need.  It turns out
> that users want keywords in the form of "constants that evaluate to
> themselves".

You don't strictly *need* them, though, because a variable that
evaluates to the desired constant has much the same effect.
(Except for the possibility of shadowing, to which the Pythonic
answer is "don't do that, then".)

-- 
Greg