> From: Max M [mailto:maxm at mxm.dk] > > Steve Holden wrote: > > > > So, is breaking bad code more excusable than breaking good code ;-)? > > > Oh I don't think so. This is a common idiom: > > def f(names=None): > if names == None: > names = [] > ... That should read: def f (names=None): if names is None: names = [] :) Tim Delaney