Re: Where to set default data - where received, or where used

2012-06-12 Thread Chris Angelico
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 4:37 AM, Dennis Carachiola wrote: > Here's my question.  I could do this by creating the dictionary with > the default values, then read the file into it.  Or I could use a > 'get' with default values at the location in the program where those > values are used. Both optio

Re: Where to set default data - where received, or where used

2012-06-11 Thread Dave Angel
On 06/11/2012 02:37 PM, Dennis Carachiola wrote: > I'm programming a project which will use a file to save parameters > needed by the program. There are already two previous file formats, > each of which can only be run by the version of the program which > created them. I'm trying to avoid that

RE: Where to set default data - where received, or where used

2012-06-11 Thread Nick Cash
This is really up to your programming style, but I'm of the opinion that defining all of the default values in one place keeps maintenance easier. Of course, if it's done differently elsewhere in your code base, I would aim for consistency instead. Thanks, Nick Cash -Original Message-