> In Java, Method Overloading is my best friend, but this won't work in > Python: > > >>> def a(): > pass > >>> def a(x): > pass > >>> a() > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<pyshell#12>", line 1, in <module> > a() > TypeError: a() takes exactly 1 argument (0 given) > > So - What would be the most pythonic way to emulate this? > Is there any better Idom than: > > >>> def a(x=None): > if x is None: > pass > else: > pass
This is generally considered to be the pythonic idiom for what you describe. Cheers, Daniel -- Psss, psss, put it down! - http://www.cafepress.com/putitdown -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
