On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 10:29:08PM -0500, Barry Warsaw wrote:
> d.getdefault('foo', list).append('bar')> Anyway, I don't think it's an either/or choice with Guido's subclass. > Instead I think they are different use cases. I would add getdefault() > to the standard dict API, remove (eventually) setdefault(), and add > Guido's subclass in a separate module. But I /wouldn't/ clutter the > built-in dict's API with on_missing(). +1. This is a much closer match to my own use of setdefault than Guido's dict subtype. I'm +0 on the subtype, but I prefer the call-time decision on whether to fall back to a default or not. -- Thomas Wouters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi! I'm a .signature virus! copy me into your .signature file to help me spread! _______________________________________________ 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
