[Python-Dev] defaultdict and on_missing()

[Guido van Rossum]

FWIW this has now been checked in. Enjoy!

--Guido

On 2/23/06, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:
> On 2/22/06, Michael Chermside <mcherm at mcherm.com> wrote:
> > A minor related point about on_missing():
> >
> > Haven't we learned from regrets over the .next() method of iterators
> > that all "magically" invoked methods should be named using the __xxx__
> > pattern? Shouldn't it be named __on_missing__() instead?
>
> Good point. I'll call it __missing__. I've uploaded a new patch to
> python.org/sf/1433928.

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--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)