Michael Bayer wrote: > On Jun 1, 2007, at 5:58 PM, Mike Orr wrote: > > >> Returning None is a Python standard, see list.sort(). Making select >> generative is OK, but it should either modify the select in place or >> return a new one, not modify it and return it. That's a Perlism. >> "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do >> it." >> > > i am glad to see someone take a position on this. but the "modify in > place and return it" thing is also how Hibernate criteria queries work I think they do this so they can do
criterita.append().append().append() java doesn't allow criteria.append(*args) like python, so I don't see why we need to return it either, unless we were copying it which I don't see why we should unless we explicitly do it using something like select.copy(). Huy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sqlalchemy" group. To post to this group, send email to sqlalchemy@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sqlalchemy?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
