I had the same gut reaction when I heard the PEP even exists. But now I actually read the PEP, it's very well written and makes a reasonably good case that in

I had the same gut reaction when I heard the PEP even exists. But now I actually read the PEP, it's very well written and makes a reasonably good case that in specific scenarios it will be an improvement. (My second gut reaction was it should have used `as NAME` postfix syntax. The PEP debunks that too. Turns out it previously proposed that and the switch to := was a major improvement :-) The bigger question is whether the gains justify making the language larger... That's subjective, impossible to settle by debate, and the kind of thing a BDFL can help decide one way or the other :-)