On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 11:11 AM, Lipska TheCat <lipskathe...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > def getDOMDocument(self):
This defines the method getDOMDocument(). > def getDOMDocument(self, namespaceUri=__defaultNamespaceUri): This defines the method getDOMDocument(), replacing the previous definition. > def getDOMDocument(self, namespaceUri=__defaultNamespaceUri, > qualifiedName=__defaultQualifiedName): This defines the method getDOMDocument() a third time, replacing the second definition. > I have absolutely no idea why a method that requires three arguments is being > called when I intend the "no args" method to be called > > I'm not asking for a critique of my code and I realise that something spooky > is going on with the doctype stuff I just need to understand why the 3 arg > method is being called instead of the In python there can only ever be one object bound to a particular name. You cannot have three different functions that share the same name, but have different signatures. Instead, define a single method and use default arguments to supply the defaults if someone doesn't pass in a value. -- Jerry _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor