[Python-Dev] List copy and clear (was Re: Inconsistent API for sets.Set and build-in set)

[Greg Ewing]

Arthur wrote:

> If the thought is that hiding "copy", or relying on idioms for a 
 > construct as fundamental as the list - is a favor to the beginner,
 > I very much am not.

I don't think anyone believes that. It's more a feeling that
Python shouldn't be cluttered up with things that are *only*
for beginners.

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