[issue26842] Python Tutorial 4.7.1: Need to explain default parameter lifetime

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger added the comment:

Sorry but I'm going to reject this one.  I tried out the text on a Python class that I'm currently teaching and the learners found the text to be clear enough (though some were jarred by the choice of *L* as the variable name) and they all got the essential points (the default variable is evaluated once and what they should do if you don't want the default value to be shared between subsequent calls).

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resolution:  -> wont fix
status: open -> closed

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