On 4 Apr, 04:19, Steven D'Aprano <st...@remove-this- cybersource.com.au> wrote: > On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:52:52 -0700, Giampaolo Rodola' wrote: > > If "there should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do > > it" then my_list.clear() is more obvious than del my_list[:]. Honestly > > I'm a little surprised that such a topic hasn't been raised before. > > I'm a little surprised that you didn't bother googling before making that > statement. Of course it has been raised before. See (for example) these > threads: > > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2005-July/054564.html > > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2006-April/549278.html > > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2006-May/556977.html > > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2007-May/000692.html > > The good news is that Python-Ideas seems to be receptive to the idea, > including some heavy-weights like Raymond Hettinger, which leads me to be > hopeful that Python-Dev and Guido himself will agree: > > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2009-April/003897.html > > Keep your fingers crossed that this is the last time we need to have this > discussion! > > -- > Steven
Sorry, it was 3:52 AM, that's why I didn't bother. =) --- Giampaolo http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
