Python Programming Ettiquette

[Miki Tebeka]

Hello zzzz,

>...
> a) Directly modify the parameter:
> b) Return the result, keeping the passed parameter untouched:

As a follower of the functional appraoch I vote for b.
I you don't have good reasons (like efficiency), never change a parameter
passed to a function.

Bye.
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