Steven Bethard:
> While Python 3.0 is not afraid to break backwards
> compatibility, it tries to do so only when there's a very substantial
> advantage.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I understand, but this means starting already to put (tiny)
> inconsistencies into Python 3.0...
Well, there's going to be an inconsistency one way or another:
Lists:
[1, 2]
[1]
[]
Dicts:
{1:2, 2:1}
{1:2}
{}
Sets:
{1, 2}
{1}
set()
Note that if we used {} for the empty set and {:} for the empty dict,
then sets would be consistent, but dicts would be inconsistent. And if
you're really worried about consistencies, take a look at the current
state of tuples:
1, 2
1,
()
There's just not an obvious *right* answer here, so it's better to stick
with the backwards compatible version.
STeVe
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