Comments on: Default paramater values with python http://drakonen.com/2008/default-paramater-values-with-python/ Here be Dragons - Drakonen's Blog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:35:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JK http://drakonen.com/2008/default-paramater-values-with-python/comment-page-1/#comment-3427 JK Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:19:33 +0000 http://drakonen.com/blog/?p=78#comment-3427 You should really use the faster `is` to compare against `None`: if time is None: do_stuff() You should really use the faster `is` to compare against `None`:

if time is None:
do_stuff()

]]> By: maze http://drakonen.com/2008/default-paramater-values-with-python/comment-page-1/#comment-3408 maze Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:08:43 +0000 http://drakonen.com/blog/?p=78#comment-3408 Personally, I like patterns like: def bar(time=None): time = time or datetime.now() Also, for dictionary items/default parameters, you can use: defaults = { 'verbose': True, 'quickfox': 42, } def bar(**options): settings = defaults settings.update(options) bar(quickfox=23) Just my piece of mind Personally, I like patterns like:

def bar(time=None):
time = time or datetime.now()

Also, for dictionary items/default parameters, you can use:

defaults = {
‘verbose’: True,
‘quickfox’: 42,
}

def bar(**options):
settings = defaults
settings.update(options)

bar(quickfox=23)

Just my piece of mind

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