[Python-Dev] I'd like list.pop to accept an optional second

[Jim Fulton]

"Barry A. Warsaw" wrote:
> 
> >>>>> "JF" == Jim Fulton <jim@digicool.com> writes:
> 
>     JF> list.get and list.pop are different, since get wouldn't modify
>     JF> the list and pop would.
> 
> Right.  Would we need them both?

Sure.  Since a sequence is sort of a special kind of mapping, 
get makes sense.

I definately, want pop.

Jim

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