In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Paul McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Oct 14, 1:36 pm, "David C. Ullrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >[...] > > > In particular default parameters should work the way the user > > expects! The fact that different users will expect different > > things here is no excuse... > > > Are you being sarcastic? Why would you think that? Seems like a perfectly reasonable request. > Short of "import mindreading", I don't know > how Python would know which behavior a given user would expect. I guess that's why I'm not a programmer - not able to think this sort of thing through properly. Thanks. This explains a lot of other things I've wondered about for years, like why I need to tell the waitress whether I want tea or coffee, why I sometimes need to switch channels on my TV... that's always been what I like about c.l.py, getting answers to questions I haven't even asked. -- David C. Ullrich
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