Why doesn't python's list append() method return the list itself?

[Chris Rebert]

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 10:03 PM, Nathan Rice
<nathan.alexander.rice at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, I long ago filed the in place place in the same folder as
<snip>
> all() returning True for an empty iterable

If you weren't taught about vacuous truth (or even identity elements)
in Discrete Mathematics, someone fscked up. Said behavior is the
absolute correct behavior from a formal logic standpoint.

Cheers,
Chris
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