aspineux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Yes, I missed 'get' and 'setdefault' are functions :-)
> Then why not some new semantic
>
> d.get('a', f()) --> d['a', f()]
> d.setdefault('a', f()) --> d['a'=f()]
>
> Is is a good idea enough to change the python semantic ?
> Or simply is it a good idea ?
Changing python semantics for something like this is nuts. Allowing
passing a callable (sort of like re.sub allows) makes a certain
amount of sense:
d.get('a', default=f)
You can also write (python 2.5, untested):
d['a'] if 'a' in d else f()
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