Re: functions, optional parameters

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Date	2015-05-08 09:48 -0600
Subject	Re: functions, optional parameters
From	Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
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On May 8, 2015 9:26 AM, "Steven D'Aprano" <
steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
>
> Do you think that Python will re-compile the body of the function every
time
> you call it? Setting the default is part of the process of compiling the
> function.

To be a bit pedantic, that's not accurate. The default is evaluated when
the function object is created, i.e. when the def statement is executed at
runtime, not when the underlying code object is compiled.

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functions, optional parameters Michael Welle <mwe012008@gmx.net> - 2015-05-08 13:59 +0200
  Re: functions, optional parameters Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-05-08 05:09 -0700
    Re: functions, optional parameters Michael Welle <mwe012008@gmx.net> - 2015-05-08 14:36 +0200
  Re: functions, optional parameters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-08 22:39 +1000
    Re: functions, optional parameters Michael Welle <mwe012008@gmx.net> - 2015-05-08 14:57 +0200
  Re: functions, optional parameters Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-09 01:24 +1000
    Re: functions, optional parameters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-09 02:02 +1000
      Re: functions, optional parameters Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-09 03:36 +1000
        Re: functions, optional parameters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-09 03:49 +1000
          Re: functions, optional parameters Mel Wilson <mwilson@the-wire.com> - 2015-05-08 18:49 +0000
          Re: functions, optional parameters Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-05-09 13:41 +1200
            Re: functions, optional parameters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-09 12:05 +1000
              Re: functions, optional parameters Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-05-09 19:27 +1200
          Re: functions, optional parameters Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-09 12:52 +1000
    Re: functions, optional parameters Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-09 03:26 +1000
    Re: functions, optional parameters Michael Welle <mwe012008@gmx.net> - 2015-05-08 17:50 +0200
      Re: functions, optional parameters Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-05-09 10:57 -0600
      Re: functions, optional parameters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-10 13:33 +1000
        Re: functions, optional parameters Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-10 15:20 +1000
          Re: functions, optional parameters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-10 18:59 +1000
      Re: functions, optional parameters Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-05-09 20:35 -0700
        Re: functions, optional parameters Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-10 15:25 +1000
      Re: functions, optional parameters Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-10 12:45 +1000
        Re: functions, optional parameters Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-05-10 07:25 -0400
        Re: functions, optional parameters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-11 00:39 +1000
        Re: functions, optional parameters Michael Welle <mwe012008@gmx.net> - 2015-05-11 07:58 +0200
    Re: functions, optional parameters Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-05-08 09:48 -0600

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