[Python-ideas] PEP 572: Statement-Local Name Bindings, take three!

[MRAB]

On 2018-04-11 04:15, Mike Miller wrote:
> If anyone is interested I came across this same subject on a blog post and
> discussion on HN today:
> 
> - https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/equals-as-assignment/

It says "BCPL also introduced braces as a means of defining blocks.".

That bit is wrong, unless "braces" is being used as a generic term. BCPL 
used $( and $).