Message 73723 - Python tracker

Message73723

Author	amaury.forgeotdarc
Recipients	amaury.forgeotdarc, dominik.holler
Date	2008-09-24.15:58:26
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Message-id	<1222271907.75.0.631265896588.issue3958@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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Your script is subject to the "shared default value" syndrome, explained here: http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general/#why-are-default-values-shared-between-objects As indicated in the FAQ, your function could be rewritten like this: def getElementsByAttrib(self, value, AName="ID-REF", list=None): if list is None: list = [] ... to have a less surprising behavior.

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Your script is subject to the "shared default value" syndrome, explained
here:
http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general/#why-are-default-values-shared-between-objects

As indicated in the FAQ, your function could be rewritten like this:

def getElementsByAttrib(self, value, AName="ID-REF", list=None):
  if list is None:
      list = []
  ...

to have a less surprising behavior.

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Date	User	Action	Args
2008-09-24 15:58:27	amaury.forgeotdarc	set	recipients: + amaury.forgeotdarc, dominik.holler
2008-09-24 15:58:27	amaury.forgeotdarc	set	messageid: <1222271907.75.0.631265896588.issue3958@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
2008-09-24 15:58:27	amaury.forgeotdarc	link	issue3958 messages
2008-09-24 15:58:27	amaury.forgeotdarc	create