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Grammar, capitalization fixes
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Kenneth Reitz
2013-07-15 06:27:29 -07:00
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For the most part, Python aims to be a clean and consistent language that
avoids surprises, but there are a few cases where newcomers to the language
often get tripped up.
avoids surprises. However, there are a few cases that can be confusing to
newcomers.
Some of these are intentional but potentially surprising. Some could arguably
be considered language warts. In general though, what follows is a collection
Some of these cases are intentional but can be potentially surprising. Some
could arguably be considered language warts. In general though, what follows is a collection
of potentially tricky behavior that might seem strange at first glance, but is
generally sensible once you're aware of the underlying cause for the surprise.
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ What You Should Do Instead
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The most general solution is arguably a bit of a hack. Due to Python's
afformentioned behavior concerning evaluating default arguments to functions
aforementioned behavior concerning evaluating default arguments to functions
(see :ref:`default_args`), you can create a closure that binds immediately to
its arguments by using a default arg like so: