Georg Brandl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: Yes, this is expected. Default values are only evaluated once, at function creation time. If you need to have a mutable default argument that is assigned to something and changed, use something like this:
def f(arg=None): if arg is None: arg = [] ... ---------- nosy: +georg.brandl resolution: -> wont fix status: open -> closed __________________________________ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.python.org/issue2561> __________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com