more pythonic way
Peter Otten
__peter__ at web.de
Mon Feb 11 15:54:34 EST 2019
Felix Lazaro Carbonell wrote:
> Hello to everyone:
> Could you please tell me wich way of writing this method is more pythonic:
> def find_monthly_expenses(month=None, year=None):
>
> month = month or datetime.date.today()
> Or it should better be:
> if not month:
> month = datetime.date.today()
Personally I would avoid a default because I'm unsure whether the current or
the previous month is the right default.
Also, the default month combined with a specific year doesn't make much
sense to me, and someone who specifies find_monthly_expenses(month=6) in May
probably wants the June of the past year...
Keep the function simple an make the arguments non-optional. If you can come
up with a nice heuristic put it in a separate function.
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