On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:16:57 -0700, "LaundroMat" <Laundro at gmail.com> let
this slip:
> Suppose I have this function:
>> def f(var=1):
> return var*2
>> What value do I have to pass to f() if I want it to evaluate var to 1?
> I know that f() will return 2, but what if I absolutely want to pass a
> value to f()? "None" doesn't seem to work..
>> Thanks in advance.
a) if you feel that your program needs to pass a value, fix the program.
b)
>>> def f(v=1):
... return v*2
...
>>> f()
2
>>> f(1)
2
>>> f(*[1])
2
>>> f(*[])
2
>>>
*[list] is the reverse of def f(*args)
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