[Python-Dev] defaultdict proposal round three

[Guido van Rossum]

On 2/20/06, Bengt Richter <bokr at oz.net> wrote:
> How about doing it as an expression, empowering ( ;-) the dict just afer creation?
> E.g., for
>
>     d = dict()
>     d.default_factory = list
>
> you could write
>
>     d = dict()**list

Bengt, can you let your overactive imagination rest for a while? I
recommend that you sit back, relax for a season, and reflect on the
zen nature of Pythonicity. Then come back and hopefully you'll be able
to post without embarrassing yourself continuously.

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