Re: [Feature Request] dict.setdefault()

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Subject	Re: [Feature Request] dict.setdefault()
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On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 14:35 -0700, rantingrick wrote:
> setdefault should take **kw args in the case of needing to set
> multiple defaults at one time. I would even settle for an *arg list if
> i had to. Anything is better than...
> 
> d.setdefault(blah, blah)
> d.setdefault(blah, blah)
> d.setdefault(blah, blah)
> d.setdefault(blah, blah)
> if blah is not blah:
>     d.setdefault(blah, blah)
> 
> ...nuff said.
> 
> PS: And to counter the very *extemely* likely chance of some smart
> arse responses
>   * YES, i know i could create my own setdefault method but that is
> not the point.
>   * I know we are under the moratorium but someone had to mention it,
> 
> --rr

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[Feature Request] dict.setdefault() rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-04-11 14:35 -0700
  Re: [Feature Request] dict.setdefault() Westley Martínez <anikom15@gmail.com> - 2011-04-11 15:16 -0700
  Re: [Feature Request] dict.setdefault() MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-04-11 23:41 +0100
    Re: dict.setdefault() rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-04-11 19:58 -0700
      Re: dict.setdefault() Westley Martínez <anikom15@gmail.com> - 2011-04-12 07:02 -0700
  Re: [Feature Request] dict.setdefault() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-04-12 08:44 +1000
  Re: dict.setdefault() Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> - 2011-04-11 15:49 -0700
  Re: [Feature Request] dict.setdefault() Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2011-04-11 15:53 -0700
  Re: [Feature Request] dict.setdefault() MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-04-11 23:59 +0100
  Re: [Feature Request] dict.setdefault() Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2011-04-11 18:25 -0500
    Re: dict.setdefault() Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> - 2011-04-11 17:17 -0700

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