[Python-Dev] defaultdict proposal round three (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Tue Feb 21 14:58:52 CET 2006


On 2/20/06, Bengt Richter <bokr at oz.net> wrote:

How about doing it as an expression, empowering ( ;-) the dict just afer creation? E.g., for

d = dict() d.defaultfactory = list you could write d = dict()**list

Bengt, can you let your overactive imagination rest for a while? I recommend that you sit back, relax for a season, and reflect on the zen nature of Pythonicity. Then come back and hopefully you'll be able to post without embarrassing yourself continuously.

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