Python Grammar (was Re: A TYPICAL NEWBIE MISTAKE?)

[Moshe Zadka]

On Sat, 20 May 2000, Thomas Mangin wrote:

> > > Erm, how would you parse this?
> > >
> > >     if yes ()
> 
> I would say that seni-colon have *only* to be use to separate condition from
> instruction, so this is :
> if yes ():
>     _

But maybe it means:
	if yes: ()

Which is perfectly valid Python:

>>> yes = 1
>>> if yes: ()
... 
()
>>>

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