Alan Kennedy wrote:
> def connect(address, **kwargs):
> [snip]
> if kwargs.has_key('timeout'):
> sock.settimeout(kwargs['timeout'])
> [snip]
A problem with interfaces like this is that it makes
it awkward to pass on a value that you received from
higher up.
An alternative would be to create and publish a
different special value to mean "no timeout".
--
Greg
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