Would this change break x < y < z ? Hope not. +1 on x?y:z -1 on && || replacing and/or unless and/or kept with current semantics and && || introduced Raymond's boolean idea, but then -1 too many unrelated but different spellings On 9/19/05, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote: > On 9/19/05, Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger at verizon.net> wrote: > > I propose that in Py3.0, the "and" and "or" operators be simplified to > > always return a Boolean value instead of returning the last evaluated > > argument. >> While you're at it, maybe we should switch to && and || as well? > That's another thing I always mistype when switching between > languages... >> Also, this proposal needs to be considered together with the addition > of a proper conditional operator, like x?y:z. >> -- > --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/ldlandis%40gmail.com > -- LD Landis - N0YRQ - from the St Paul side of Minneapolis