November 24, 2020 2:36 PM, "Mathew M. Noel via Python-ideas" <python-ideas@python.org (mailto:python-ideas@python.org?to=%22Mathew%20M.%20Noel%20via%20Python-ideas%22%20<python-ideas@python.org>)> wrote: [snip] This feature can prove to be extremely useful. It can also prove to be extremely dangerous. "list index out of range" errors can often be indicators of a bug elsewhere, and this would cause those bugs to silently pass. --Edwin
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