<div dir="ltr">Thanks Steven, this is great!<div><br></div><div>so -- when all this started, I think one of the use cases was to clean up this really common idiom:</div><div><br></div><div>self.an_arg = the_default if an_arg is None else an_arg</div><div><br></div><div>so would that be:</div><div><br></div><div>self.an_arg = the_default ?? an_arg</div><div><br></div><div>That would be nice.</div><div><br></div><div>Though the fact that I'm still not sure if that's correct makes me think this is not so intuitive!</div><div><br></div><div>-CHB</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br>Christopher Barker, Ph.D.<br>Oceanographer<br><br>Emergency Response Division<br>NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice<br>7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax<br>Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception<br><br><a href="mailto:Chris.Barker@noaa.gov" target="_blank">Chris.Barker@noaa.gov</a></div>
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