def X(l=[]): weirdness. Python bug ?

Fri Aug 22 05:27:01 EDT 2008

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:13:52 +0200, Bart van Deenen wrote:

> I've stumbled onto a python behavior that I don't understand at all.
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> Does anyone have any pointers to the language documentation where this behavior is described?

Yes, it's documented in FAQ:
http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general/
Question 4.22.

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