PEP-308 a "simplicity-first" alternative

[Aahz]

In article <mailman.1045066910.29860.python-list at python.org>,
Dave Brueck  <dave at pythonapocrypha.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Tim Hochberg wrote:
>> 
>> On the contrary, the question is whether to replace the current idiom
>> _with_new_syntax_. Not adopting new syntax does not stand in the way of
>> declaring the and/or idiom to be bad form and standardizing on a new
>> idiom or idioms.
>
>Such as _______________? This topic has come up over and over for years
>and nobody has come up with a better idiom than the one listed in the FAQ.
>Unless a better one is discovered then the choice really is between
>sticking with the old one or replacing it with new syntax. If you can
>think up a better idiom, now would be an excellent time to suggest it.

<sigh>  That's not the point.  Tell me, what's the idiom for

    a = lambda x: print x
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