more pythonic way

[Peter Otten]

Grant Edwards wrote:

> On 2019-02-11, Felix Lazaro Carbonell <felix at epepm.cupet.cu> wrote:
> 
>> Could you please tell me wich way of writing this method is more
>> pythonic:
>>
>>     def find_monthly_expenses(month=None, year=None):
>>         month = month or datetime.date.today()
>>
>> Or it should better be:
>>
>>         if not month:
>>             month = datetime.date.today()
> 
> The most pythonic way is to do this:
> 
>    def find_monthly_expenses(month=datetime.date.today().month,
>    year=datetime.date.today().year):
>       ...
> 
> And then start a month-long argument on the mailing list about how the
> behavior of parameter default values is wrong and needs be changed.
> 
> ;)
> 

As far as arguments go I was thinking more about how this code can try and 
find the december expenses when it's only january ;)