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PEP 572: Python assignment expressions has been accepted

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317 points est | 1 comments | 03 Jul 18 08:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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Animats ◴[03 Jul 18 21:28 UTC] No.17453739[source]▶
Must...have...functional...features.

Python's indentation system was so nice for imperative programs. But it gets in the way when functional features are retrofitted. The "everything must be one big expression" style is a total mismatch to Python. The beauty is gone.

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1. pgorczak ◴[03 Jul 18 22:10 UTC] No.17453973[source]▶
Yet using functional staples like map and reduce is discouraged by GvR himself. I guess it's alright as long as the language can adapt to your needs (even though this might contradict the "one obvious way" idea).