> To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2016 09:08:04 +0100 > Subject: Re: [Tutor] Alan G Week 10 warmup assignment help > > On 02/04/16 02:21, Daniella Sapozhnikova wrote: > > I changed the file to this: > > > DATA = {2: 7493945, > > 76: 4654320, > ... > > 153: 12074784, > > 8: 4337229} > > > > def iter_dict_funky_sum(data=DATA): > > funky = 0 > > for key, value in data.iteritems(): > > funky += value - key > > return funky > > > > > > however now pylint is returning: > > task_07.py:36: [W0102(dangerous-default-value), iter_dict_funky_sum] > > Dangerous default value DATA (__builtin__.dict) as argument > > > > how can I pass the dictionary into the function, since pylint considers the > > wway I'm doing it to be wrong? > > > > I would drop the default value for the parameter. > ( I suspect that Python doesn't like DATA as a default value > because it means you cant use the function anywhere DATA is > not defined. But I'm not sure about that)
I thought this warning was about the use of mutable default arguments and its counterintuitive behavior: https://pythonconquerstheuniverse.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/mutable-default-arguments/ _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
