Le 09/04/2011 00:03, Ethan Furman a écrit :

 > bool([x])
 > Convert a value to a Boolean, using the standard truth testing
 > procedure.
 >

As you can see, the parameter name is 'x'.


OK, your response is clarifying my point ;)


I didn't realize that in the bool([x]) syntax, identifier x refers to a "genuine" argument [I was considering x as referring to a "generic" object having a boolean value].


Nevertheless, compare with the definition the doc provides for the builtin function dir():

dir([object])
[definition omited, just observe the declaration syntax]

Now, lets make a try

>>> dir(object="Explicit is better than implicit")
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: dir() takes no keyword arguments
>>>

Not very meaningful, isn't it ?



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