On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 8:29 AM, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > @@ -43,6 +43,34 @@ > > * statistics.mean(data) - no way to handle an empty iterator > > +Had this facility existed early in Python's history, there would have been > +no need to create dict.get() and related methods; the one obvious way to > +handle an absent key would be to respond to the exception. One method is > +written which signal the absence in one way, and one consistent technique
Doh! Typical... I notice the typo only after hitting send. This should be "which signals". The linked-to draft file has been updated. ChrisA _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
