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Author	jura05
Recipients	georg.brandl, jura05
Date	2009-01-06.13:11:52
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Message-id	<1231247513.95.0.909259202166.issue4857@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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the following code produces syntax error: >>> (x, y) += 1 While this is documented in http://docs.python.org/3.0/reference/simple_stmts.html#augmented-assignment-statements ("An augmented assignment evaluates the target (which, unlike normal аssignment statements, cannot be an unpacking)..."), the syntax specification doesn't reflect this: http://docs.python.org/3.0/reference/simple_stmts.html#grammar-token-augmented_assignment_stmt http://docs.python.org/3.0/reference/grammar.html

the following code produces syntax error:
>>> (x, y) += 1
While this is documented in
http://docs.python.org/3.0/reference/simple_stmts.html#augmented-assignment-statements
("An augmented assignment evaluates the target (which, unlike normal
аssignment statements, cannot be an unpacking)..."),
the syntax specification doesn't reflect this:
http://docs.python.org/3.0/reference/simple_stmts.html#grammar-token-augmented_assignment_stmt
http://docs.python.org/3.0/reference/grammar.html

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Date	User	Action	Args
2009-01-06 13:11:54	jura05	set	recipients: + jura05, georg.brandl
2009-01-06 13:11:53	jura05	set	messageid: <1231247513.95.0.909259202166.issue4857@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
2009-01-06 13:11:53	jura05	link	issue4857 messages
2009-01-06 13:11:52	jura05	create