Paolo Pantaleo wrote:
> So I tried this
>
> if(not (attr=global_re.match(line)) ):
> break
>
> it says invalid syntax [on the =]
> so it is not possible to do test and assignment in C style?
> how can I write this otherwise?
>
With fewer parentheses for a start, but all you have to do here is to do
the assignment and the test on separate lines:
attr = global_re.match(line)
if not attr:
break
In other cases you may have to work a bit harder to restructure your code.
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