1 Mar
2012
1 Mar
'12
12:36 a.m.
Raymond Hettinger wrote:
On Feb 29, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Victor Stinner wrote:
I don't know if hardening Python is a compelling argument to add a new builtin type.
It isn't.
Builtins are for general purpose use. It is not something most people should use; however, if it is a builtin, people will be drawn to frozendicts like moths to a flame. The tuple-as-frozenlist anti-pattern shows what we're up against.
Perhaps I'm a little slow today, but I don't get this. Could you elaborate on tuple-as-frozenlist anti-pattern please? i.e. what it is, why it is an anti-pattern, and examples of it in real life? -- Steven