[Python-3000] optimizing [x]range

Sun Jul 29 14:18:49 CEST 2007

 Johan> FWIW, I'd say yes; I sometimes find it a bit difficult to
 Johan> remember how the operator should be placed, there are several
 Johan> possible ways of making a mistake, eg;
 Johan> a > x < b
 Johan> a < x > b
 Johan> a < x < b
 Johan> a > x > b
If the two angles face the same way it's correct. It's hard to see how it
could be any other way.
 Johan> Now, the range syntax seems a bit strange at first, but I find it easier 
 Johan> to parse:
 Johan> if x in range(a, b)
You can't spell
 a <= x <= b
or
 a < x < b
without remembering to add or subtract 1 from the appropriate endpoint
 if x in range(a, b+1)
 if x in range(a-1, b)
That would seem to me to be more error-prone than confusion about
 a < x < b
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