[Python-ideas] Why operators are useful

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 07:13:04PM -0400, Terry Reedy wrote:

> >         new = a.copy()
> >         new.update(b)
> >         # do something with new
> 
> In my census of the stdlib, already posted and noted as subject to 
> error, this was twice as common as all other non-update-in-place 
> constructions (8 to 4) and about 1/4 as common as update in place (8 to 
> 35).

Thank you Terry for doing a survey of the stdlib.


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Steven