Crell, 22 days ago No, #Python, this really is a gotcha, and a stupid one at that. https://docs.python-guide.org/writing/gotchas/#mutable-default-arguments
No, #Python, this really is a gotcha, and a stupid one at that.
https://docs.python-guide.org/writing/gotchas/#mutable-default-arguments
bobmagicii, 22 days ago @Crell the section titled "What You Should Do Instead" i would have written completely different and also ended the article.
@Crell the section titled "What You Should Do Instead" i would have written completely different and also ended the article.
maxalmonte14, 22 days ago @Crell so, basically they're making every single argument to be passed by reference? Yikes. I imagine this will break millions of lines of existing code.
@Crell so, basically they're making every single argument to be passed by reference? Yikes. I imagine this will break millions of lines of existing code.
Crell, 22 days ago @maxalmonte14 It's more that all default arguments are function-static. Which... holy crap, that's dumb. (This is apparently a long-standing feature of Python, not something new. I only just learned of it.)
@maxalmonte14 It's more that all default arguments are function-static. Which... holy crap, that's dumb.
(This is apparently a long-standing feature of Python, not something new. I only just learned of it.)
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