[Python-Dev] zip() in Py2.4 (original) (raw)

Moore, Paul Paul.Moore@atosorigin.com
Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:31:15 +0100

From: Barry Warsaw [mailto:barry@python.org]

Raymond, I remember that we made an explicit decision for zero arg = zip() to raise an exception, but I don't remember what the rationale was. = Can you go back into the archives and see if you can find that discussion = (I believe zip() predates the peps).

It's PEP 201, and that contains a statement that Guido pronounced explicitly on 0-arg zip producing an exception. Sadly, there's no rationale given (but Guido doesn't need one :-))

Paul.