On Sat, 23 Oct 2021 at 17:09, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Proposal: Proper syntax and support for late-bound argument defaults. > > def spaminate(thing, count=:thing.getdefault()): > ... > > def bisect(a, x, lo=0, hi=:len(a)): > if lo < 0: > raise ValueError('lo must be non-negative') >
+1 from me. I agree that getting a good syntax will be tricky, but I like the functionality. I do quite like Guido's "hi=>len(a)" syntax, but I admit I'm not seeing the potential issues he alludes to, so maybe I'm missing something :-) Paul _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/7Y2O3XTWCSBPVISSXJKCXKK7VDTVKH6H/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/