Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: Michael Selik Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: Method Chaining Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 22:45:00 +0000 Lines: 16 Message-ID: References: <74831a84-7b05-4242-b4c0-4a90d147717b@googlegroups.com> <33f73a24-4dcf-429b-9264-a3f3098f1cc3@googlegroups.com> <5763c2a7$0$1602$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de p753cKmGBjAiCPcEsBN8jwin2dAO0L+tZVzlT5X/TKkA== Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.004 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'modified': 0.05; 'correct.': 0.07; 'none.': 0.09; 'python': 0.10; '2016': 0.16; 'chained': 0.16; 'rationale': 0.16; 'received:io': 0.16; 'received:psf.io': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; '>': 0.18; 'email addr:gmail.com>': 0.18; 'to:2**1': 0.21; 'lawrence': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; 'fri,': 0.27; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'opposed': 0.27; 'looks': 0.29; 'received:209.85.220.174': 0.29; 'michael': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'returning': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.36; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'method': 0.37; 'version': 0.38; 'received:209': 0.38; 'received:209.85.220': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; 'saturday,': 0.63 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=Rx9hJ190QOVJogrUg5SNH+nJmG45hw2dtvneAkRxAyE=; b=A+7xKGoEhgi7weSzbY4fL49t0Nbmwv2Cc1ysKLdAB3DM1W4I/4ukG9W9Onvf4dtqJm ir3f1ICA2GeR9r4ZinVXrOm6tWhXta8H0uUj4/fBCswaXHyXXVQutozqoj0hzaKYRgIn /uLEDoPUFqJ3zQITnNKE84DbfpD/m2JsgZ0cJO0MX8njIooCKapEWez1mIrsd/8qmGpL ycIKZ3HpW1YVFVSgoZ25LgHb5H4z3bXuWFfqG7Hk+mX1Zu41a88ximT7pmaCFFvtZ0od Ottt2iOsb6wtNwUUQ1E8N70zitXJXHnyhewdLL7ZKktC5Z3VbxmiyFZHnrmhH7hgl5b/ d9uw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=Rx9hJ190QOVJogrUg5SNH+nJmG45hw2dtvneAkRxAyE=; b=CD2xV5JONZuNPbUWDswn17EO3J5S/HJP11QUDAngPBR+UWdVbgfjvXJorhjGeCyDg8 doBz3iEDlU5BaZTTvIFmfUVfSVTKhSGobnxIS6bQvfCMFFiD9PbDoch2JXW4OhrYthhU jSZvs5KgbyAh1cx6Rlv9Go9O3ofzORtqP+lpAzSrZ9n+9iR1HYkPQ56xKTzq0L4JCcbe keWhIbMuLL0p5zba93WxvQrhUN4qL7H3YHivA1v3PeghNdLfhOlkv/9w5oler93EqhZC biOdlVy7aQhlTv6WsmytgdNbrGGf/5JNP4rwnH34CBM1ceEXGEopTSz/2ppOGvG9qA2p oDMw== X-Gm-Message-State: ALyK8tKsYqz34wo/4lvB7jsFr6CT/OVgUY6QzyRGb7L3kT7oPcA1vPdQfB2UFUZaW+ChzpB59JBvEGnYFDTHEQ== X-Received: by 10.200.33.172 with SMTP id 41mr5662745qty.26.1466203509621; Fri, 17 Jun 2016 15:45:09 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.22 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-Mailman-Original-Message-ID: X-Mailman-Original-References: <74831a84-7b05-4242-b4c0-4a90d147717b@googlegroups.com> <33f73a24-4dcf-429b-9264-a3f3098f1cc3@googlegroups.com> <5763c2a7$0$1602$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:110063 On Fri, Jun 17, 2016, 6:42 PM Lawrence D=E2=80=99Oliveiro wrote: > On Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 1:35:06 AM UTC+12, Michael Selik wrote: > > > The chained version looks like each method is returning a modified > > copy. > > As opposed to a modified original? > Correct. Read the rationale for list.sort returning None. It's in the Python design FAQ. >