Interesting talk on Python vs. Ruby and how he would like Python to have just a bit more syntactic flexibility.

[Steve Holden]

Ben Finney wrote:
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo at geek-central.gen.new_zealand> writes:
> 
>> If Python doesn’t distinguish between procedures and functions, why
>> should it distinguish between statements and expressions?
> 
> I don't see the connection between those two predicates. Why does the
> former matter when determining the “should” of the latter?
> 
Because s similar dichotomy exists between the two pairs.

Procedure <= function not returning a value
Statement <= expression not returning a value

regards
 Steve
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