On 8/29/06, Tim Hochberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
But how is that any worse than the current mutating operators? I think the operating principal is that methods generally work in place, functions make copies. The exceptions to this rule need to be noted.
Chuck
-0.5 from me if what we're talking about here is having mutating methods
return self rather than None. Chaining stuff is pretty, but having
methods that mutate self and return self looks like a source of elusive
bugs to me.
-tim
But how is that any worse than the current mutating operators? I think the operating principal is that methods generally work in place, functions make copies. The exceptions to this rule need to be noted.
Chuck
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