"Fredrik Lundh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > the thing that's in favour is "then-if-else", not "if-then-else". > > > > Sorry if I confused you, I though it was clear that I meant the > > concept, not a specific syntactical implementation. > > yup, but if you care readability about, the words order appear in > would to seem matter too.
Yes, order does matter. Which is why I chose the order I did. Anyone familiar with programming (including Python programmers) will understand what an "if-then-else" statement and expression are. The term "then-if-else" will make sense only to people who use Python and are familiar with the twists and turns of the PEP-308 debate. Why would I choose to intentionally restrict the audience of my post when there is no need to? (That this is a Python newsgroup read by Python users is not relevant. Other people read it too.) It is very interesting I think, because this is the core of my complaint about Python. Python seems unwilling to adapt to any unapproved styles, even when it could do so at little cost. Like you, it prefers targeting a narrow(*) audience willing to adopt the "one true programming style" even when it could appeal to a wider audience. That you extend this Python philosophy even to english and newsgroup posting is fascinating... (*) I mean narrow in their view of what constitutes good style, not narrow or small in numbers. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
