On Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 10:02:49AM +0200, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > Guido van Rossum wrote: > > I should add something about the assumed pseudo thread-safety of a+=b. > > Simply put: > > > > a += 1 IS NOT ATOMIC! > If that's the case, then why do we need augemented assignments > at all ? > (I understood the atomicness being the main argument for > introducing augmented assigns.) Nah, that was just something that emerged from my implementation, and only stood up in the face of simple builtin objects. I probably shouldn't have mentioned this ;-P I can't say anything about Guido's reasons for augmented assignment, but mine are ease-of-use, ease of use, and the ease of usage. And-python-is-all-about-ease-of-use-ly y'rs, -- Thomas Wouters <thomas@xs4all.net> Hi! I'm a .signature virus! copy me into your .signature file to help me spread!
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