No need to take it back, as a long time python-* list reader I only took your initial post as thinking out loud.
List readers can spot similar threads in the future by looking for these three indicators: 1) Behavioral function arguments are discouraged and mostly on your say-so. 2) You didn't top post, so it wasn't a pronouncement. 3) Long time readers were sure enough of #1 and #2 that no one added a "GOOD GOD NO" reply top-posting-ly, -Jack On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 08:01:04PM -0700, Guido van Rossum wrote: > Actually given Raymond's preferences I take it back > > On 8/30/06, Ron Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Guido van Rossum wrote: > > > > > Perhaps a compromise could be to add a keyword parameter to request > > > such an exception? (We could even add three options: truncate, pad, > > > error, with truncate being the default, and pad being the old map() > > > and filter() behavior.) > > > > Maybe it can be done with just two optional keywords. > > > > > > If 'match' is True, raise an error if iterables are mismatched. > > > > if a 'pad' is specified then pad, else truncate. > > > > The current truncating behavior would be the default. > > > > > > Ron > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Python-3000 mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 > > Unsubscribe: > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/guido%40python.org > > > > > -- > --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) > _______________________________________________ > Python-3000 mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 > Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/jack%40performancedrivers.com > _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
