[Tim] >> Adding Counter * integer doesn't bother me a bit, but the definition >> of what that should compute isn't obvious.
[Raymond] > Any thoughts on Counter * float? A key use case for what is being proposed > is: > > c *= 1 / c.total Ah, I thought I had already addressed that, but looks like my fingers forgot to type it ;-) By all mean, yes! Indeed, that strengthens the "argument" for why `Counter * int` should ignore the signs of the values - if we allow multiplying by anything supporting __mul__, that clearly says we view multiplication as being outside the "multiset" view, and so there's no reason at all to suppress values <= 0. I also have no problem with inplace operators. Or with adding `Counter /= scalar", for that matter. Perhaps whining could be reduced by rearranging the docs some: clearly separate operations designed to support the multiset view from the others. Then "but that operation makes no sense for multisets!" can be answered with "so don't use it on multisets - like the docs told you" ;-) _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
