https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.2.0/complement-design-faq.html#w...?

our style guide dictates ++bulletsDodged;

Well, bulletsDodged++ and ++bulletsDodged mean different things in most languages. It ain't just a matter of style. :)

Like C++ gives you the current value of C and then increments it for some future use.

But preferring one over the other is.

Thing is, that's not valid Python - but the OP's version is ;-)

Corollary: Python programmers are not real.

Descartes: I hiss therefore I am... ;)