[Python-ideas] func attribute & default arg

Georg Brandl g.brandl at gmx.net
Thu May 14 23:04:24 CEST 2009


spir schrieb:
> Hello,
> 
> I think there is some confusion on the topic of static variables in relation
> to default arguments and function attributes. Or, maybe, my point of view is
> different from the one of the majority on python-ideas. (a rather long post)
> 
> To sum up, I think the core of the issue is not about static/dymamic
> evaluation, or compile time/run time; rather it lies in the fact that python
> internally does not separate a default *value* from the corresponding local
> *variable*.

Please try to think in terms of *names* and *objects*, that makes much more
sense with Python's namespaces.

Georg




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