[Python-ideas] Default arguments in Python - the return

[Georg Brandl]

Tennessee Leeuwenburg schrieb:

> I don't have a casual attitude towards breaking code, just an open mind
> towards discussions on their merits. I don't really appreciate the
> negative tones, and I'm sure that if anyone else is in the firing line,
> they wouldn't appreciate either, even if it to some extent it's all a
> bit of a storm in a teacup. Unless someone who is happy to cop a bit of
> flak stands up and says that's not on, then maintaining a "thick skin"
> -- i.e. putting up with people putting you down, be it through a clear
> and direct put-down, or through a more subtle implication -- becomes the
> norm. It becomes acceptable, perhaps indeed even well-regarded, to take
> a certain viewpoint then suggest that anyone who doesn't share it is
> doing something wrong.

The problem is that people whose proposal immediately meets negative
reactions usually feel put down no matter what exactly you say to them.
If there was a polite way of saying "This will not change, please don't
waste more of our time with this discussion." that still gets the point
across, I would be very grateful.

Georg

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