On 4 May 2007 12:55:03 -0700, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On May 4, 5:49 am, "Chris Mellon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You aren't getting "bit" by any problem with closures - this is a > > syntax problem. > > I understand that it is not closures that are specifically biting me. > However, I got bit, it was unplesant and I don't want to be bit > again;-) > > Thus, whenever I need to pass information to a function, I use default > arguments now. Is there any reason not to do this other than the fact > that it is a bit more typing? >
There are different semantics when the thing you're passing is mutable. There's also different semantics when it's rebound within the calling scope, but then the default argument technique is probably what you want. > Michael > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
