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Created on 2012-03-30 10:18 by Fade78, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.
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| msg157133 - (view) | Author: (Fade78) | Date: 2012-03-30 10:18 | |
The built-in functions working with iterable should also work with single object that is relevent.
For example:
max([1,6,5]) -> 6
max(6) -> TypeError because not an iterable (actual behavior)
max(6) -> 6 (wanted pythonic behavior)
So if I write a generic function like this:
def f(x):
totalsum+=sum(x)
it fails if x is not an iterable. But I want the argument to be anything possible. Using if(type) to separate use cases is not very pythonic.
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| msg157137 - (view) | Author: R. David Murray (r.david.murray) *  |
Date: 2012-03-30 14:21 | |
The current behavior is how we want the functions to work. If you want to debate the design, the best forum would probably be python-ideas. |
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| Date | User | Action | Args |
| 2022-04-11 14:57:28 | admin | set | github: 58656 |
| 2012-03-30 14:21:58 | r.david.murray | set | status: open -> closed nosy: + r.david.murray messages: + msg157137 resolution: rejected stage: resolved |
| 2012-03-30 10:18:26 | Fade78 | create | |