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Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?

From Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: What is a function parameter =[] for?
Date 2015-11-26 09:15 +0100
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Op 25-11-15 om 23:38 schreef Ian Kelly:
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 2:05 PM, Antoon Pardon
> <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> wrote:
>> Op 25-11-15 om 21:39 schreef Ian Kelly:
>>
>>> I believe that sentence from the docs is using "some" to mean "not
>>> all", whereas you are apparently using it to mean "any".
>>>
>>> frozenset([1,2,3]) constructs a constant value of a built-in type.
>>> Would you consider that a literal?
>> I am inclined to say yes, because a sufficient intelligent compilor
>> can compute the value and store it do be retrieved and bound to a
>> target when needed.
> I'm curious then what you think of this:
>
> from collections import namedtuple
>
> class Point(namedtuple("Point", "x y")): pass
>
> Point(17, 12)
>
> Still a constant, but not a built-in type. Would you consider that a literal?

I think I would answer no to that. In this case we have a user class. So
the compilor has no intrinsic knowledge of the structure of this type.
So the language has no choice but to construct the object at the moment
of execution.

-- 
Antoon.

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What is a function parameter =[] for? fl <rxjwg98@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 13:08 -0800
  Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2015-11-18 22:05 +0000
  Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 15:11 -0700
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    Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? fl <rxjwg98@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 14:38 -0800
      Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 15:47 -0700
      Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? fl <rxjwg98@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 14:48 -0800
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        Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-19 01:41 +0000
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            Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-19 11:41 +0000
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              Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-19 23:45 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-19 08:42 -0700
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-22 14:58 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 13:38 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-25 04:29 +1100
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          Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-19 13:15 +1100
      Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 17:02 -0700
      Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-19 11:14 +1100
        Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? fl <rxjwg98@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 16:34 -0800
          Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 17:52 -0700
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            Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-19 17:30 +0000
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-19 18:19 +0000
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-11-19 18:26 +0000
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-19 19:48 +0000
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-11-19 16:36 -0800
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-11-20 02:00 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-19 17:59 -0700
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-19 20:39 +0200
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-19 11:42 -0700
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-19 18:44 +0000
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-20 06:19 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-19 21:21 +0000
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-20 00:11 +0000
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-11-19 16:27 -0800
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 14:43 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 01:00 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 15:24 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 01:34 +1100
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 16:03 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 16:12 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 02:17 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-25 04:54 +1100
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 09:56 -0700
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 10:53 -0700
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 11:04 -0700
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-11-24 10:54 -0800
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-25 11:34 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 12:15 -0700
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 12:15 -0700
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 21:54 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-24 21:14 +0000
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 22:25 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-25 11:36 +1100
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-26 11:10 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 13:39 -0700
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-25 22:05 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 09:06 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 15:38 -0700
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Alan Bawden <alan@csail.mit.edu> - 2015-11-25 21:08 -0500
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Alan Bawden <alan@csail.mit.edu> - 2015-11-25 23:27 -0500
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Dave Farrance <df@see.replyto.invalid> - 2015-11-26 10:34 +0000
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-26 12:58 +0200
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Dave Farrance <df@see.replyto.invalid> - 2015-11-26 11:12 +0000
                Object identity has no necessary connection to memory location (was: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-11-26 22:24 +1100
                Re: Object identity has no necessary connection to memory location (was: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Dave Farrance <df@see.replyto.invalid> - 2015-11-26 11:50 +0000
                Re: Object identity has no necessary connection to memory location Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-11-27 07:00 +1100
                Re: Object identity has no necessary connection to memory location Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-27 13:17 +1100
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 22:24 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-26 13:27 +0200
                Re: Object identity has no necessary connection to memory location (was: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 22:49 +1100
                Re: Object identity has no necessary connection to memory location Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-26 13:04 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-27 12:34 +1100
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-27 13:44 +1100
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-11-27 14:24 +0100
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-27 14:06 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-11-27 15:56 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-11-26 23:33 -0500
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 19:46 -0700
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 14:02 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-26 09:15 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 14:33 -0700
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 09:09 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-11-19 12:25 -0700
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 15:34 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-11-24 06:50 -0800
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-20 14:28 +0200
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-20 12:53 +0000
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-11-23 11:32 +0000
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-11-23 04:05 -0800
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-23 14:23 +0200
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-23 11:20 +1100
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                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-24 00:58 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 15:58 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-25 04:56 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 15:18 +0100
              Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 14:48 +0100
      Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 12:36 +0100
      Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 23:07 +1100
      Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 13:48 +0100
        Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-24 14:57 +0200
          Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-11-24 06:18 -0800
            Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-24 14:43 +0000
              Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 01:54 +1100
            Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-24 16:10 +0100
              Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-11-24 07:27 -0800
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 17:25 +0000
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-11-24 09:35 -0800
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-24 20:13 +0200
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-25 05:33 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-24 21:17 +0200
            Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-11-24 11:27 -0500
            Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-25 11:39 +1100
              Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-11-25 01:55 +0100
              A name refers to an object, an object has a value, equality compares values (was: What is a function parameter =[] for?) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-11-25 13:17 +1100
                Re: A name refers to an object, an object has a value, equality compares values Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-25 08:44 +0200
                Re: A name refers to an object, an object has a value, equality compares values Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 19:27 +1100
              Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-11-25 10:36 +0100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Jussi Piitulainen <harvest@should.be.invalid> - 2015-11-25 13:39 +0200
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-25 14:48 +0200
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 00:50 +1100
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-25 16:08 +0200
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Jussi Piitulainen <harvest@should.be.invalid> - 2015-11-25 17:13 +0200
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-11-25 18:44 +0200
                Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Jussi Piitulainen <harvest@should.be.invalid> - 2015-11-25 20:30 +0200
          Re: What is a function parameter =[] for? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-25 03:11 +1100

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