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billmcneale
on Feb 20, 2011
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Python's Mutable Default Problem
The problem is not so much about mutable, it's that default parameters escape the scope of their method.
Which is very, very messed up (but not the first thing Python messed up).
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Which is very, very messed up (but not the first thing Python messed up).