On Sat, 23 Oct 2021 at 17:09, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Proposal: Proper syntax and support for late-bound argument defaults.
>
> def spaminate(thing, count=:thing.getdefault()):
> ...
>
> def bisect(a, x, lo=0, hi=:len(a)):
> if lo < 0:
> raise ValueError('lo must be non-negative')
>
+1 from me. I agree that getting a good syntax will be tricky, but I
like the functionality. I do quite like Guido's "hi=>len(a)" syntax,
but I admit I'm not seeing the potential issues he alludes to, so
maybe I'm missing something :-)
Paul
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