[Python-Dev] cpython (3.2): Avoid the compiler warning about the unused return value. (original) (raw)

Stephen J. Turnbull stephen at xemacs.org
Sun Jan 22 05:59:37 CET 2012


Benjamin Peterson writes:

2012/1/21 Stefan Krah <stefan at bytereef.org>:

Do you mean (void)write(...)? Many people think this is good practice, since it indicates to the reader that the return value is deliberately ignored.

Not doing anything with it seems fairly deliberate to me.

It may be deliberate, but then again it may not be. EIBTI applies.



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