[Python-Dev] Re: A small proposed change to dictionaries' "get" method

[M.-A. Lemburg]

"Barry A. Warsaw" wrote:
> 
> >>>>> "M" == M  <mal at lemburg.com> writes:
> 
>     M> The following one-liner already does what you want:
> 
>     M>  d[word] = d.get(word, []).append('world')
> 
>     M> ... and it's in no way more readable than your proposed
>     M> .put() line ;-)
> 
> Does that mean it's less readable?  :)

I find these .go_home().get_some_cheese().and_eat()...
constructions rather obscure.

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