On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:18:51 -0500 Mel <mwil...@the-wire.com> wrote: > Christopher wrote: > > >> ? Of course we can write it as > >> t = foo() if pred(foo()) else default_value > >> but here we have 2 foo() calls instead of one. Why can't we write > >> just something like this: > >> t = foo() if pred(it) else default_value > >> where "it" means "foo() value"? > > > > i don't like magic names. what about: > > > > t = foo() as v if pred(v) else default_value > > !! so: assignment inside an expression. > I like the idea of having an "as ... if" construct, though. :)
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