Unexpected default arguments behaviour (Maybe bug?)

[Sebastian "lunar" Wiesner]

sukkopera at gmail.com <sukkopera at gmail.com>:

> On 13 Lug, 19:42, marek.ro... at wp.pl wrote:
>> I expect it's because default values for parameters are evaluated and
>> bound at definition time. So once "def m (self, param = a):" line
>> executes, the default value for parameter is forever bound to be 1.
>> What you can do is for example:
> 
> Yes, that's what I thought, too. Although, it does not seem to me the
> correct thing that has to be done, that is why I reported it.

It _is_ the correct thing.  Evaluation of default parameters at "declaration
time" and not at invocation is truely a language feature, not a bug.

You'll find your bug report being closed quickly.

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