[Python-ideas] parameter omit

Aaron Brady castironpi at comcast.net
Fri May 11 04:35:29 CEST 2007


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josiah Carlson [mailto:jcarlson at uci.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:36 PM
> 
> 
> "Aaron Brady" <castironpi at comcast.net> wrote:
> > Library functions have many parameters, and huge if statements are hard
> to
> > read.  My solution costs only a single built-in object, not even a
> keyword
> > or syntax modification.  Your solution takes a three-line function
> > definition.  Compare to mine:
> >
> >      def foo(arg1, argFoo=1.2325, argBree='hello'):
> >          ...
> >
> > Specific and concise.  Clearly better, by all measures I read.
> 
> Except that it has no support from anyone with any pull.  Feel free to
> wait for it, and/or keep pestering people to offer their opinions.
> 
> Note that not everyone has the desire for such (arguably unnecessary)
> consistency as you seem to.
> 
> 
>  - Josiah

Copy Houston.  Have to be someone to be right.  It's a good idea and I'll
wait if it suits to.  I'll quote Guido in the future.




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