On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 15:36 -0500, Robert Kern wrote: > On 2009-04-04 12:07, Tim Wintle wrote: > >>> (I didn't expect such strong responses btw!) > >> You are proposing the removal of a general, orthogonal feature (and > >> breaking > >> code in consequence!) just because of a new syntax for a single special > >> case of > >> that feature. That is quite simply ridiculous. > > > > Ok, I may have come across a little strongly (was very tired) - I'm not > > _actually_ saying we should remove it, I'm just pointing out why > > adding .clear() to lists seems to be unnecessary and slightly messy. The > > suggested removal of assignments to slices is a theoretical statement. > > But can you see why your wording might lead the rest of us to believe > otherwise? > :-)
Yes I do - sorry, I tend to check mailing lists at the end of the day when I am quite tired. I think I could argue 'till the cows come home about why adding .clear feels messy to me, bu as it's not my decision in the slightest, I think I will end this thread here ;) Tim -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
