[Python-ideas] Reverse assignment operators (=+, =-, =*, =/, =//, =**, =%)

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On 2016-11-15 02:59, Matthias welp wrote:
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> e.g. if you use 'a = a + 1', python under the hood interprets it as
> 'a = a.__add__(1)', but if you use 'a += 1' it uses 'a.__iadd__(1)'.

FTR, 'a += 1' is interpreted as 'a = a.__iadd__(1)'.