On 02Nov2009 10:21, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
| Cameron Simpson writes:
| >
| > Personally, I'm for the iteration spec in a lot of ways.
| >
| > Firstly, a .get()/.pick() that always returns the same element feels
| > horrible. Is there anyone here who _likes_ it?
|
| I do. Since the caller is asking for an arbitrary element, returning the same
| element is legitimate. It's funny how people seem to have a problem with the
| word "arbitrary" :)
|
| And I'm -1 on any implicit iteration attaching some state to the object. If you
| want to iterate, there's already an obvious way to it.
Good point. Colour me convinced by this.
I suggest the doco is really clear about the word arbitrary:-)
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I must really get a thinner pencil. I can't manage this one a bit. It writes
all manner of things I don't intend.
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