Hi Maria,
This is exactly what I was looking for. I (as others have asked me to)
cleared my head of the other languages, but was mearly giving perl as
an example indicating the compactness I was after.
Thanks Maria!!
MaR wrote:
> rh0dium wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > So I have this simple little r
rh0dium wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> So I have this simple little routine.. say like this..
>
>
> def foo()
>return {"a":"b", "b":"c"}
>
> if foo():
>print "Have foo"
>
>
> Now I want the dictionary item a (ie. b)
>
> How can I do it the above way or do I still have to go like this..
>
> def foo(
rh0dium:
> This is where $_ in perl is awesome - There must be a default variable
> in python right?
A default variable may add bugs to your code, and newbies of the
language may see it coming from air, so Python avoids such things. The
only Python "default variable" I know of is the _ that when u
rh0dium wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> So I have this simple little routine.. say like this..
>
>
> def foo()
>return {"a":"b", "b":"c"}
>
> if foo():
>print "Have foo"
>
>
> Now I want the dictionary item a (ie. b)
>
> How can I do it the above way or do I still have to go like this..
>
> d
