On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:56:57 GMT, Ron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Why should a function not create a local varable of an argument if the varable doesn't exist and a default value is given?
ok... thought it out better. :)
Getting a default into a function isn't the problem. Returning the value to a varable that doesn't exist is.
So then the question is ... is there a way for a function to create a varable in it's parents namespace that persists after the function is done?
yes, that'w called a global, and it's UGLY(tm)
>>> def yuck(): ... global G ... G = 42 ... >>> G Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? NameError: name 'G' is not defined >>> yuck() >>> G 42 >>>
Anyone doing such a thing in my team would be shoot down at once !-)
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