Re: [Python-ideas] 'default' keyword argument for max(), min()

Raymond Hettinger wrote:

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The discussion has indeed sidetracked with handling the special cases, signature definition and whatnot,

Does the following code emit 10 or -10?

print(min([], default=10, key=operator.neg))

10, obviously. The result is always one of the provided values. The key function is only used for selecting which one

- Jacob