[Python-ideas] parameter omit

[Aaron Brady]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josiah Carlson [mailto:jcarlson at uci.edu]
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 1:46 AM
> To: Aaron Brady; python-ideas at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Python-ideas] parameter omit
> 
> 
> "Aaron Brady" <castironpi at comcast.net> wrote:
> > What is the default parameter for the function?  Problem is, the docs
> don't
> > say what it is.  Does it pick its own filename to use for empty inputs?
> 
>     >>> import urllib
>     >>> help(urllib.urlretrieve)
>     Help on function urlretrieve in module urllib:
> 
>     urlretrieve(url, filename=None, reporthook=None, data=None)
> 
>     >>>
> 
> 
>  - Josiah

No nitpicking, Mr. Carlson.  These pieces of information are -not- always
available.