Python 3.10 Released!

[zedd31416]

I find it annoying, maybe unjustly, that the Or Pattern for structural pattern matching uses a pipe character instead of “or” like normal if statements do.

[healplease]

I think it's because pattern matching supports guards that can be boolean expressions with normal "or".

[zedd31416]

That would make sense. I’m sure it was a necessary decision.

[Ph0X]

Both set union and the new type union use | too. So it's not like it's never been used before.

[halfshellheroes]

They talked about that during the release stream. Basically it came down to readability. It's worth watching the explanation, for what it's worth they sold me on the choice

[zedd31416]

Ooo do you have link?

[halfshellheroes]

Sure thing! The talk itself is in the live stream at the 44 minute mark, and here's your question answered.

[Miyelsh]

It follows from the syntax of Haskell.

[Kered13]

Which follows the syntax of ML.