[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 326 now online

[Evan Simpson]

Josiah Carlson wrote:
> Using min and max to be the smallest and largest objects, as well as
> being functions that can be called to find the smallest or largest value
> in a sequence, seems to be intuitive.

Only in the sense that "min" and "max" are intuitive *names* for these 
objects, to English speakers.

On the other hand, I wouldn't mind having "min()" and "max()" (currently 
TypeErrors) return the minimal and maximal objects.

Cheers,

Evan @ 4-am