Python 2.0b1 is released!

[Stuart Ford]

> >   - Augmented assignment, e.g. x += 1
>
> I cannot resist saying that I still consider this an archane "C" -like
> feature which should be better solved with the replace or macro
> function of the editor. I always liked the clearness of the normal
> x = x + 1
>

I have been wanting this feature in Python for ages... as I tend to use very
long
variable names from time to time and it's a bit of a pain to type..

FoundationAngleComputationValue = FoundationAngleComputationValue * 1.035


Just wanted to say thanks,

Stuart