Re: functions with unlimeted variable arguments...
Xah Lee wrote: oops... it is in the tutorial... sorry. If you're sorry, have you now *finally* gone and worked through the rest of tutorial, making a serious attempt to learn it? This is not a rhetorical question, but where would one start to look for it in the python ref? a language is used by programers. Subroutine definition with variable/default parameters is a basic issue a programer wants to know, and different languages differs very much in how they handle this. This is what i mean that the language doc should be programing oriented, as opposed to computer-sciency or implementation oriented... You seem to be under the impression that most programmers learn a new language by looking up key phrases such as variable argument list in the index of their new language's manual as they encounter the need for a feature. In actual fact, most programmers learn by finding a tutorial or convenient beginner's lesson (hint hint), and then by browsing through other material such as a FAQ (hint hint), and then perhaps by skimming quickly through the reference material to learn what is there. This way they avoid making themselves look like complete and utter fools by appearing to learn only by looking up things in the index. -Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: functions with unlimeted variable arguments...
oops... it is in the tutorial... sorry. though, where would one find it in the python reference? i.e. the function def with variable/default parameters. This is not a rhetorical question, but where would one start to look for it in the python ref? a language is used by programers. Subroutine definition with variable/default parameters is a basic issue a programer wants to know, and different languages differs very much in how they handle this. This is what i mean that the language doc should be programing oriented, as opposed to computer-sciency or implementation oriented... Xah [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://xahlee.org/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: functions with unlimeted variable arguments...
Xah Lee wrote: oops... it is in the tutorial... sorry. though, where would one find it in the python reference? i.e. the function def with variable/default parameters. This is not a rhetorical question, but where would one start to look for it in the python ref? Oddly enough, http://docs.python.org/ref/function.html -- Robert Kern [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the fields of hell where the grass grows high Are the graves of dreams allowed to die. -- Richard Harter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: functions with unlimeted variable arguments...
Xah Lee wrote: oops... it is in the tutorial... sorry. though, where would one find it in the python reference? i.e. the function def with variable/default parameters. This is not a rhetorical question, but where would one start to look for it in the python ref? a language is used by programers. Subroutine definition with variable/default parameters is a basic issue a programer wants to know, and different languages differs very much in how they handle this. This is what i mean that the language doc should be programing oriented, as opposed to computer-sciency or implementation oriented... Basically this boils down to you being to stupid to know the difference between a library reference and a language reference. And still you consider yourself to be above reading the tutorial in the first place to grasp even the simplest aspects about python? Gosh, this certainly isn't the first, but certainly one of the most enjoyable moronities you've been presenting to us. When does it occur to you that that type of moron-centric documentation you're bragging about is not needed by anybody else than you? So start writing An introduction to Python for morons, by a moron - the Xah Lee Files yourself - take your time, apart from you nobody needs it. Really. And stop annoying people who are willing to help others seeking advice who do show the will and abilities to actually dig into something and learn instead of crying out in rage all the time because python (or it's docs for that matter) doesn't seem to fit what your obviously severely limited understanding of concepts behind programming and computers in general tells you it should be. But I have the feeling you won't restrain yourself from blathering away in this NG - so thank god to killfiles... Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
functions with unlimeted variable arguments...
how can i define a function with variable parameters? For example, f(a) would return [a] f(a,b) would return [a,b] f(a,b,...) would return [a,b,...] One solution is of course to make the argument as a list. i.e. f([a,b,...]) but are there other solutions? Xah [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://xahlee.org/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: functions with unlimeted variable arguments...
Xah Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: but are there other solutions? Xah Geez man, haven't you been around long enough to read the manual? def f(*a): return a -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: functions with unlimeted variable arguments...
Xah Lee wrote: how can i define a function with variable parameters? For example, f(a) would return [a] f(a,b) would return [a,b] f(a,b,...) would return [a,b,...] One solution is of course to make the argument as a list. i.e. f([a,b,...]) but are there other solutions? def foo(*args): ... print repr(args) ... return list(args) ... foo() () [] foo(42) (42,) [42] foo(666, 'hello', 1.234) (666, 'hello', 1.234) [666, 'hello', 1.234] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: functions with unlimeted variable arguments...
Hi All-- Paul Rubin wrote: Xah Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: but are there other solutions? Xah Geez man, haven't you been around long enough to read the manual? def f(*a): return a He's been around long enough to rewrite the manual. Metta, if-he-succeeds-we'll-all-have-to-take-up-perl-ly y'rs, Ivan -- Ivan Van Laningham God N Locomotive Works http://www.andi-holmes.com/ http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/proceedings.html Army Signal Corps: Cu Chi, Class of '70 Author: Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
