On 02Nov2009 10:21, Antoine Pitrou <solip...@pitrou.net> wrote: | Cameron Simpson <cs <at> zip.com.au> writes: | > | > Personally, I'm for the iteration spec in a lot of ways. | > | > Firstly, a .get()/.pick() that always returns the same element feels | > horrible. Is there anyone here who _likes_ it? | | I do. Since the caller is asking for an arbitrary element, returning the same | element is legitimate. It's funny how people seem to have a problem with the | word "arbitrary" :) | | And I'm -1 on any implicit iteration attaching some state to the object. If you | want to iterate, there's already an obvious way to it.
Good point. Colour me convinced by this. I suggest the doco is really clear about the word arbitrary:-) -- Cameron Simpson <c...@zip.com.au> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ I must really get a thinner pencil. I can't manage this one a bit. It writes all manner of things I don't intend. - rhe...@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Bolo Mk XXXIX) _______________________________________________ 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
