Re: Testing conditions.

2005-02-12 Thread Ray Gibbon
> Testing conditions. > All replies - Spot on! Much appreciated, apology for delay. Ray. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Testing conditions.

2005-02-10 Thread Nick Coghlan
Ray Gibbon wrote: Before I resign myself to the inevitable, 'that's the way it is - get used to it', I'd just like to scratch it once. But, before I try walking on very thin ice, I want to ask whether there are expectations of some future changes which address these issues? I note PEP 3000 is sile

Re: Testing conditions.

2005-02-09 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Ray Gibbon wrote: > This is NOT another request for statements to be accepted as expressions for > two reasons:- > 1. I've seen enough arguments on the subject where I've found myself firmly > on the anti change side. > 2. I now realise that it might scratch the itch, but it would not cure it. > >

Re: Testing conditions.

2005-02-09 Thread Terry Reedy
"Ray Gibbon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > e.g. 1 > |while new_data = get_more_data(source): > |process_data(new_data) > > is obviously the sort of thing I'm missing, but it is not a general > solution > because :- > > e.g. 2 > |while new_data, env

Re: Testing conditions.

2005-02-09 Thread Jeremy Bowers
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 05:38:54 +, Ray Gibbon wrote: > e.g. 2 > |while new_data, environment = get_more_data(source): > |process_data(new_data, environment) > > is something I'm equally likely to want to do, but I can't express it's > meaning. I think we'd usually phrase that as fo

Testing conditions.

2005-02-09 Thread Ray Gibbon
Testing conditions. Common scenario. Old programmer, new to Python, love it, but still hankering after some of my old ways. Of all of it's 'new to me' features, I appear to be enjoying 'no declarations' and mixing types with abandon. In particular I find myself writi