New submission from Terry J. Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu>: Add list.clear() method with obvious semantics.
Pro: 1. parallel to set/dict/defaultdict/deque.clear(), usable in generic mutable collection function; 2. makes it easier to switch between list and other collection class; 3. current alternatives are not as obvious; 4. some people seem to expect it. Anti: 1. unneeded; del l[:] or l[:]=[] do same already. Guido: (python-ideas list, 'Set Syntax' thread, today) "FWIW I'm fine with adding list.clear() to 3.3." ---------- components: Interpreter Core messages: 122251 nosy: terry.reedy priority: normal severity: normal stage: unit test needed status: open title: Add list.clear() type: feature request versions: Python 3.3 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue10516> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
