[Python-Dev] Shortcut Notation for Chaining Method Calls

[Greg Ewing]

dustin at v.igoro.us wrote:
> I think there's room
> for debate on whether specific list methods that currently return None should
> instead return the list, although I would definitely consult the archives
> before entering that fray.

Indeed. It's been discussed many times before.

It was a deliberate decision to have those methods
return None, because it makes it clear that they
operate in-place. I doubt that Guido's thinking
on that has changed at all.

--
Greg