[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The irony that, x = (,) produces an error. > > Personally I would of thought it would be a better example of an empty > tuple than anything else, but it still isn't that readable. > > The use of dict/list/tuple/set seems to stand out a lot better, makes > it readable! Else in a few years you'll have §x§ = !^!() > > Or maybe I am going crazy...
Well, to me (,) makes about as much sense as {:}, which is to say none at all. The call on the type with an empty argument list is certainly the most consistent usage, and will extend easily to new types. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list