15 Dec
2011
15 Dec
'11
10 p.m.
Ned Batchelder wrote:
This is another place where Python is inconsistent. We're told, "lists are for homogenous sequences of varying length, like a C array; tuples are for heterogenous aggregations of known length, like a C struct." Then we define a function foo(*args), and Python gives us a tuple! :-(
Where is that in the docs? Sounds like a patch is needed:
"lists are for sequences where items need to be added/removed; tuples are for sequences/aggregations where items will not be added/removed once the tuple is created"
~Ethan~
PS As Antoine noted, a tuple for 'args' is appropriate, as once args is created at function call time, we won't be adding or removing from it.