How to assign a default constant value in a function declaration

[Mel Wilson]

In article <mailman.341.1081121191.20120.python-list at python.org>,
"Vineet Jain" <vineet at eswap.com> wrote:
>The following does not work although it seems like something you should be
>able to do.
>
>def someFunction(option=Constants.DEFAULT_VALUE):

   Certainly seems like it.  What's it doing to make you say
it's not working?

        Regards.        Mel.