[Python-Dev] breaking list.append()

Tim Peters tim_one@email.msn.com
Sat, 4 Mar 2000 22:24:18 -0500


Just noting that two instances of this were found in Zope.

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>     append = list.append
>     for x in something:
>         append(...)

[Tim]
> As detailed in a c.l.py posting, I have yet to find a single instance of
> this actually called with multiple arguments.  Pointing out that it's
> *possible* isn't the same as demonstrating it's an actual problem.  I'm
> quite willing to believe that it is, but haven't yet seen evidence of it.