[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > def foo(**kwargs): > expected_form1_kwargs = ["arg1", "arg2"] > > for name in expected_form1_kwargs: > if name not in kwargs: > kwargs[name]=None > > for name in kwargs: > if name in kwargs and name not in expected_form1_kwargs: > raise ValueError, "Unrecognized keyword: " + name > > print kwargs
I find this style of coding repulsive when compared to: def foo(arg1=None, arg2=None): print dict(arg1=arg1, arg2=arg2) I don't understand what added value all of those extra, contorted lines are supposed to bring to the party. Alex -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list