Why no "=" in if? (was Re: Quick fix to add "+=")

[Russell Nelson]

aahz at netcom.com (Aahz Maruch) writes:

> I'm getting really sick of the way I have to use this stupid construct:
> 
> x = foo()
> if x:
>     ...
> 
> instead of 
> 
> if x = foo():
>     ...
> 
> Why doesn't Guido get off his duff and fix this?????????!

I'm really sick of the way I get to use this stupid construct:

if x == foo():

I think we should go back to the days of condition codes:

compare(x, foo())
ife:

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