Tim Chase wrote:
>>>Can these operators be overloaded?
>>
>>Yes.
>
>
> With the caveat of the "=" mentioned in the subject-line (being
> different from "==")...I haven't found any way to override
> assignment in the general case. There might be some oddball way
> to do it via property() but AFAIK, this only applies to
> properties of objects, not top-level names/variables. I'd love
> to know if there's some workaround for this though...
>
That's because assignment isn't an operator - that's why (for example)
print x = 33
would be a syntax error. This is a deliberate design decision about
which, history shows, there is little use complaining.
regards
Steve
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