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| From | Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: dummy, underscore and unused local variables |
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Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com> writes: > If I use > for dummy in range(mylimit): > .... > ## or > for _ in range(mylimit): > .... > I get no complaint from pychecker. > I would welcome comments on best practices for this issue. I have argued in the past against overloading the name ‘_’ for this <URL:http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-January/523777.html> since it has other, unrelated, meanings already established. Other responses in that thread are also useful. -- \ “I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. | `\ But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take | _o__) it seriously.” —Douglas Adams | Ben Finney
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dummy, underscore and unused local variables Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com> - 2011-06-13 07:37 -0800
Re: dummy, underscore and unused local variables Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-13 16:02 +0000
Re: dummy, underscore and unused local variables Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 02:28 +1000
Re: dummy, underscore and unused local variables Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-06-14 10:39 +1000
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