[Tutor] default parameters in classes

[Kent Johnson]

J Greg wrote:
> I want my object to create a fresh dictionary if its
> not passed one. 
> 
> Perhaps I don't understand. In the example below, the
> first instance correctly creates a fresh dictionary.
> But the second instance seems to inherit the now dirty
> dictionary from the first instance. 
> 
> What am I missing?

http://www.effbot.org/pyfaq/why-are-default-values-shared-between-objects.htm

Kent