Message 154522 - Python tracker

Message154522

Author	rhettinger
Recipients	Arfrever, brian.curtin, eric.snow, ezio.melotti, gregory.p.smith, gruszczy, meatballhat, rhettinger
Date	2012-02-28.02:03:42
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Message-id	<1330394624.73.0.56706809807.issue8706@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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For many builtins, this would be a total waste, slowing down the calls, and supplying keyword names that would be meaningless or just weird. For example, chr(i=65) is just a waste. Keyword args should only be added where they would add clarity to something that would otherwise be ambiguous. FWIW, that is the reason that sorted() required a keyword argument. It prevents confusion between key-functions and cmp-functions.

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For many builtins, this would be a total waste, slowing down the calls, and supplying keyword names that would be meaningless or just weird.  For example, chr(i=65) is just a waste.

Keyword args should only be added where they would add clarity to something that would otherwise be ambiguous.

FWIW, that is the reason that sorted() required a keyword argument.  It prevents confusion between key-functions and cmp-functions.

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2012-02-28 02:03:45	rhettinger	set	recipients: + rhettinger, gregory.p.smith, ezio.melotti, Arfrever, brian.curtin, gruszczy, meatballhat, eric.snow
2012-02-28 02:03:44	rhettinger	set	messageid: <1330394624.73.0.56706809807.issue8706@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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