Steven D'Aprano wrote:
I suggest that Python should raise warnings.RuntimeWarning (or similar?)
when a function is defined with a default argument consisting of a list,
dict or set. (This is not meant as an exhaustive list of all possible
mutable types, but as the most common ones that I expect will trip up
newbies.) The warning should refer to the relevant FAQ or section in the
docs.
What do people think?
I don't see a chance for your proposal. How are you going to detect
mutable objects? Custom types can be mutable as well as immutable.
Christian
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