[Python-Dev] dict.addlist() (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Tue Jan 20 09:52:37 EST 2004


On Tue, 2004-01-20 at 09:25, Kevin Jacobs wrote:

-1: I use .setdefault all the time with non-list default arguments.

The dict interface is getting complex enough that adding more clutter will make it even harder to teach optimal idiomatic Python to newbies.

I completely agree with both points.

-Barry



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