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| From | Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: "Don't rebind built-in names*" - it confuses readers |
| Date | 2013-06-12 14:24 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <kpa0ae$b4t$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <kp5q5o$fj1$1@ger.gmane.org> <mailman.3096.1371040064.3114.python-list@python.org> |
On 2013-06-11, Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> wrote:
>> list = []
>> Reading further, one sees that the function works with two lists, a list of
>> file names, unfortunately called 'list',
>
> That is very good advice in general: never choose a variable name
> that is a keyword.
You can't choose a vriable name that is a keyword: the compiler won't
allow it.
"list" isn't a keyword.
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Re: "Don't rebind built-in names*" - it confuses readers Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-06-10 17:18 -0700
Re: "Don't rebind built-in names*" - it confuses readers Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-06-12 14:24 +0000
Re: "Don't rebind built-in names*" - it confuses readers Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 12:40 -0700
Re: "Don't rebind built-in names*" - it confuses readers Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 06:30 +1000
Re: "Don't rebind built-in names*" - it confuses readers Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 16:07 -0700
Re: "Don't rebind built-in names*" - it confuses readers Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 09:53 +1000
Re: "Don't rebind built-in names*" - it confuses readers Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-06-13 00:47 +0000
Re: "Don't rebind built-in names*" - it confuses readers Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> - 2013-06-12 19:06 -0500
Re: "Don't rebind built-in names*" - it confuses readers Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 17:26 -0700
Re: "Don't rebind built-in names*" - it confuses readers Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-06-13 01:23 +0000
Re: "Don't rebind built-in names*" - it confuses readers Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2013-06-13 11:09 +0100
Re: "Don't rebind built-in names*" - it confuses readers Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 10:28 +1000
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