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Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:59:16 +1100
Subject: Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do
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On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> That is the most ridiculous thing I have heard in a while. =A0Mutable def=
ault
> arguments are *not* a bug in Python.
>
> Reminds me of a bug report a couple years back claiming multiple inherite=
nce
> was a bug and asking it to be removed.

Both of these could arguably be called misfeaures, but not bugs.

ChrisA