On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 05:58:52 -0800, "Guido van Rossum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 2/20/06, Bengt Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> How about doing it as an expression, empowering ( ;-) the dict just afer >> creation? >> E.g., for >> >> d = dict() >> d.default_factory = 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. > It is tempting to seek vindication re "embarrassing yourself continuously" but I'll let it go, and treat it as an opportunity to explore the nature of my ego a little further ;-) I am not embarrassed by having an "overactive imagination," thank you, but if it is causing a problem for you here, I apologize, and will withdraw. Thanks for the nudge. I really have been wasting a lot of time using python trivial pursuits as an escape from tackling stuff that I haven't been ready for. It's time I focus. Thanks, and good luck. I'll be off now ;-) 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
