I mean, it's very convenient when default parameters can be in any position, like def a_func(x = 2, y = 1, z): ... (that defaults must go last is really a C++ quirk which is needed for overload resolution, isn't it?)
and when calling, just omit parameter when you want to use defaults: a_func(, , 3) There are often situations when a function has independent parameters, all having reasonable defaults, and I want to provide just several of them. In fact, I can do it using keyword parameters, but it's rather long and you have to remember/lookup names of parameters. Is there some contradiction in python syntax which disallows an easy implementation of this feature, or just nobody bothered with this? If former is the case, please show me why, because I badly need this feature in embedded python app (for compatibility with other language that uses such syntax) and might venture to implement it myself, so don't want to waste time if it's gonna break something. Or maybe it might be an idea for enhancement proposal? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list