[issue9702] Python violates most users expectations via the modification differences of immutable and mutable objects in methods

[Benjamin Peterson]

Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org> added the comment:

2010/8/27 david <report at bugs.python.org>:
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> david <db.pub.mail at gmail.com> added the comment:
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> Excuse me for reporting weird and not expected behaviour on behalf of *most* coders.

Your assumption that most coders are confused by this comes from where?

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> Here https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/checkbox/+bug/625076
> I understand python fine. If I have to find security bugs in *lots* more python projects to prove my point I will do this *to* make this point really clear.

Well, that would be relevant to those projects, not python.

> You (responders so far) seem to not understand the nature of this problem and you are simply calling me stupid.

Actually, the only insult that seem to have happened is you calling us
"autistic".

Also, repeatedly opening this bug report will not make it any more
likely that action will be taken on it.

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