[Python-Dev] Re: [Patches] [Patch #101175] Fix slight bug in the Ref manual docs on listcomprehensions (original) (raw)

Thomas Wouters thomas@xs4all.net
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 07:34:29 +0200

On Wed, Aug 16, 2000 at 12:13:00AM -0400, Tim Peters wrote:

> This is the second gratuitous change that's been made to my > LC syntax without any apparent debate.

The syntax hasn't been changed yet -- this is the debate. I won't say any more about it, let's hear what others think.

It'd be nice to hear what the exact syntax issue is. At first I thought you meant forcing parentheses around all forms of iterator expressions, but apparently you mean requiring at least a single 'for' statement in a listcomp ?

-- Thomas Wouters <thomas@xs4all.net>

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