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I read that this is not the same:
if arg is None: arg = []
arg = arg or []


def functionF(argString="abc", argList = None):
if argList is None: argList = [] # < this
...
def functionF(argString="abc", argList=None):
argList = argList or [] # and this
...

Why?


thanks !!!

Gigs_ wrote:
> I read that this is not the same:
> def functionF(argString="abc", argList = None):
> if argList is None: argList = [] # < this
> ...
> def functionF(argString="abc", argList=None):
> argList = argList or [] # and this
> ...
>
> Why?

If argList is a false value besides None ("", [], {}, False, etc.), the
second example will replace it with an empty list.

Gigs_ a écrit :
> I read that this is not the same:
> if arg is None: arg = []
> arg = arg or []
>
>
> def functionF(argString="abc", argList = None):
> if argList is None: argList = [] # < this
> ...
> def functionF(argString="abc", argList=None):
> argList = argList or [] # and this
> ...
>
> Why?

def test(arg=None):
foo = arg or []
print "arg : ", arg, " - foo : ", foo

test()
test(arg=0)
test(arg=False)
test(arg=())
test(arg={})
test(arg='')

etc...