[Python-ideas] Alternative spelling for list.append()

[Clint Hepner]

> On Jun 17, 2018, at 4:18 PM, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 3:01 AM, Mikhail V <mikhailwas at gmail.com> wrote:
>> The idea is to introduce new syntax for the list.append() method.
>> 
>> 
>> Syntax:
>> 
>> Variant 1.
>> Use special case of index, namely omitted index:
>> 
>>    mylist[] = item
> 
> Creation of syntax cannot be done for just one type.

That’s false. @ was added solely for matrix multiplication. 

> 
> Regardless, I am still a strong -1 on introducing another way to spell
> list.append().

-1 as well. Has any one but the proposer shown any support for it yet?

— 
Clint