[Python-Dev] inline sort option
Aahz
aahz at pythoncraft.com
Thu Oct 16 14:51:57 EDT 2003
On Thu, Oct 16, 2003, Guido van Rossum wrote:
>
> *If* we're going to consider this, I would recommend using a different
> method name rather than a keyword argument. Arguments whose value
> changes the return type present a problem for program analysis tools
> like type checkers (and IMO are also easily overseen by human
> readers). And, it's easier to write l.sorted() rather than
> l.sort(inline=True).
Let's make explicit: l.copysort()
I'm not a big fan of grammatical suffixes for distinguishing between
similar meanings.
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