What exactly is "exact" (was Clean Singleton Docstrings)

[Chris Angelico]

On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Rustom Mody <rustompmody at gmail.com> wrote:
> Analogy:
> Mutable default parameters are a source of problem and confusion.
>
> No A says. One can use them to simulate statics
>
> No B says No problem as long as you make sure there is no mutation to the mutable, either inside or outside the function.
>
> Sure thats all true. However
> "Module-globals” is a simpler answer than A
> And “DON’T” is simpler than B
>
> So awaiting your preferred myth-ology…

Preferred: Understand what's going on. Unless you're talking to a
novice/student programmer (in which case "Oh, don't do that - ask me
about it later when we're not busy fixing this problem" is a valid
response), it's best that people understand what they're working with.

ChrisA