Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> writes: > > d[key] += value > > Yes, the motivation was to reduce 4 lines to 1 line for a common use > case, and not because of any sense of 'inappropriateness'.
Reducing 4 confusing lines to 1 clear one is almost always appropriate. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list