[Python-ideas] get() method for list and tuples

[Chris Barker]

On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Kyle Lahnakoski <klahnakoski at mozilla.com>
wrote:

>  Python
> has a fundamentally different philosophy about None that conflicts with
> what I need for my domain [2] where I am transforming and interpreting
> data. Using a set of classes that make a different set of assumptions
> about None is not arduous, it keeps the definitions separate, and I
> still get all wonderfulness of Python.
>

not really related to this thread, but you may want to use your own
"sentinal" singletons, rather than special case code to deal with None.

i.e.

BadData
MissingData
UnSpecified

M.A. Lemberg has been talking about that on this list (in this thread? I've
lost track...)

-CHB


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