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Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?)

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Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> writes:

> The great sticking point for the children I am teaching is '*' means
> multiplication. […] that one can swap out a particular convention 'x
> means multiply' and swap in another one '* means multiply' while
> leaving the underlying truth unchanged.

Perhaps it would be easier if you point out that ‘x’ doesn't mean
multiply either, and they've *already* been substituting that symbol
instead of the correct ‘×’ for multiply.

-- 
 \     “Our task must be to free ourselves from our prison by widening |
  `\    our circle of compassion to embrace all humanity and the whole |
_o__)                       of nature in its beauty.” —Albert Einstein |
Ben Finney

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Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-11-19 21:18 +0100
  Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-19 22:57 +0200
    Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-11-19 23:41 +0100
      Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-20 14:00 +0000
    Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-20 11:33 +1100
      Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-25 09:14 +0100
        Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-25 21:52 +1100
          Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-25 13:25 +0100
          Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-25 13:20 +0000
            Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-11-25 07:13 -0800
              Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-11-25 16:59 +0100
                Multiplication [was Re: Late-binding of function defaults] Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-26 05:09 +1100
                Re: Multiplication [was Re: Late-binding of function defaults] Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-11-25 19:45 +0100
                Re: Multiplication [was Re: Late-binding of function defaults] Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-25 23:04 +0200
              Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Arie van Wingerden <xapwing@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 17:12 +0100
              Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 03:29 +1100
              Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-25 17:18 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 11:03 -0700
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-25 18:48 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-11-25 20:50 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-25 21:56 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-26 00:16 +0200
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-25 22:41 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-26 11:31 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-26 01:23 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-11-25 17:52 -0800
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-11-26 16:08 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-11-26 06:39 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-26 09:31 +0100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-26 12:53 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-27 00:15 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-26 14:40 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-11-26 16:14 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-26 22:27 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-27 10:07 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-11-26 19:15 -0500
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-27 11:48 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-11-27 01:15 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-11-26 16:16 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function   parameter =[] for?) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-11-27 10:48 +1300
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-27 12:46 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-27 02:01 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-26 08:41 +0200
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-27 12:09 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-27 10:31 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-27 13:30 +0200
              Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-11-26 06:57 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-25 23:00 +0200
            Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2015-11-25 10:56 -0800
            Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-26 13:01 +1100
          Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 00:24 +1100
          Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-25 15:17 +0100
          Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2015-11-25 10:51 -0800
      Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 19:32 +1100
        Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-25 10:43 +0200
          Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-25 21:58 +1100
        Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-25 12:35 +0000
          Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-25 15:06 +0200
            Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-25 13:37 +0000
              Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-25 15:53 +0200
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-25 14:34 +0000
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-11-25 13:32 -0500
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-26 11:53 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-26 08:52 +0200
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 18:14 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-26 10:27 +0200
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 19:34 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-26 12:54 +0200
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 22:04 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-26 13:23 +0200
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 22:35 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-26 14:03 +0200
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-27 12:43 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-26 09:45 +0100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-11-27 10:20 +1300
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-26 23:36 +0200
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-27 12:23 +1100
                Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-11-26 11:17 +0000
            Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 00:44 +1100
            Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-11-26 06:55 +1100
            Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-11-26 00:52 +0000
            Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 20:01 -0700
            Semantics of collection types (was: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?)) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-11-26 16:04 +1100
          Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 00:35 +1100
        Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-25 22:44 -0800
      Re: Late-binding of function defaults (was Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-25 10:13 +0100

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