if a:::if b:::tb():::else:::fb()::::::
is just what the doctor ordered. So pretty I could cry <wink>.
Seriously #1: I certainly appreciate that Thomas took the time to flesh
out the proposal! Like it or not, we know what he's proposing.
Seriously #2:
> The resulting syntax for grouping statements comes very close to
> C or C++.
Why not propose rules EXACTLY like C's? At least that would have a
built-in constituency. The proposal now is akin to a mix between C and
Perl rules, and if people like the syntax in one of those languages, why
not copy it verbatim?
dict-literals-can-be-bracketed-by-"d"-and-"b"-ly y'rs - tim
Tim Peters tim@ksr.com
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