[Python-ideas] Spelling of Assignment Expressions PEP 572 (was post #4)

[Ethan Furman]

On 04/16/2018 10:36 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:

> Not after it got trimmed, no. Here's what I actually said in my original post:
>
> while (read_next_item() -> items[i + 1 -> i]) is not None:
>      print("%d/%d..." % (i, len(items)), end="\r")
>
> Now, if THAT is your assignment target, are you still as happy as you
> had been, or are you assuming that the target is a simple name?

I'm okay with it, although I'd still prefer "as".  But, really, as long as we get it* I'll be happy.

--
~Ethan~


* "it" being, of course, assignment-expressions.  :)