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Articles

  • Python Tip: Function Argument Defaults 

A common Mistake in python is defining the default of an optional argument in the function declaration.

def all_kitten_names(names=[]):
    names.append("Ghost")
    return names
>>> all_kitten_names()
['Ghost']
>>> all_kitten_names()
['Ghost', 'Ghost']
>>> all_kitten_names()
['Ghost', 'Ghost', 'Ghost']

def all_kitten_names(names=None):
    if names is None:
       names = []
    names.append("Gambit")
    return names
>>> all_kitten_names()
['Gambit']
>>> all_kitten_names()
['Gambit']
>>> all_kitten_names()
['Gambit']

Wrong Way

Right Way

output:

output:

The Reason this happens is that the default value for a function is only evaluated once. This problem arises when you don't give arguments, so do it the right way!

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