On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:09:23 +0100, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Martin_v=2E_L=F6wis=22?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Guido van Rossum wrote: >> Feedback? > >I would like this to be part of the standard dictionary type, >rather than being a subtype. > >d.setdefault([]) (one argument) should install a default value, >and d.cleardefault() should remove that setting; d.default >should be read-only. Alternatively, d.default could be assignable >and del-able. I like the latter, but d.default_factory = callable # or None > >Also, I think has_key/in should return True if there is a default. That seems iffy. ISTM potential should not define actual status. Regards, Bengt Richter _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
