default value in __init__
Steven D'Aprano
steve at REMOVE-THIS-cybersource.com.au
Sat Oct 18 22:25:06 EDT 2008
On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:17:28 +1300, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message
> <da493481-7183-423d-bf12-56c1ca8a7f04 at k30g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,
> Aaron "Castironpi" Brady wrote:
>
>> The purpose of a parameter is something that the caller can supply, but
>> doesn't have to. It is not for internal-use-only items.
>
> Exactly!
Says who?
Using arguments for internal-use-only is a perfectly acceptable example
of practicality beating purity.
--
Steven
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