[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Fredrik> 6. Combine 2 and 3: require the user to pass in a MAC argument > Fredrik> to uuid1, but provide a SlowGetMacAddress helper that wraps > Fredrik> the existing code. > > Or make the MAC address an optional arg to uuid1. If given, use it. If > not, use the slow lookup (then cache the result).
the reason for making it a required argument is to make it clear that the code is using a "suboptimal" way to get at the MAC value. explicit is better than implicit etc etc. </F> _______________________________________________ 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