[Python-3000] have zip() raise exception for sequences of different lengths (original) (raw)
Jack Diederich jackdied at jackdied.com
Thu Aug 31 06:00:41 CEST 2006
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No need to take it back, as a long time python-* list reader I only took your initial post as thinking out loud.
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Behavioral function arguments are discouraged and mostly on your say-so.
You didn't top post, so it wasn't a pronouncement.
Long time readers were sure enough of #1 and #2 that no one added a "GOOD GOD NO" reply
top-posting-ly,
-Jack
On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 08:01:04PM -0700, Guido van Rossum wrote:
Actually given Raymond's preferences I take it back
On 8/30/06, Ron Adam <rrr at ronadam.com> wrote: > Guido van Rossum wrote: > > > Perhaps a compromise could be to add a keyword parameter to request > > such an exception? (We could even add three options: truncate, pad, > > error, with truncate being the default, and pad being the old map() > > and filter() behavior.) > > Maybe it can be done with just two optional keywords. > > > If 'match' is True, raise an error if iterables are mismatched. > > if a 'pad' is specified then pad, else truncate. > > The current truncating behavior would be the default. > > > Ron > > > > > > > > _> ________________________ > Python-3000 mailing list > Python-3000 at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 > Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/guido%40python.org >
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