Avoid mutable default arguments #342
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While they are not always an actual bug, they are certainly a Python anti-pattern and possible the source of future bugs. In at least one case, the default mutable argument `config` is actually modified later on by the function.
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While they are not always an actual bug, they are certainly a Python anti-pattern and possible the source of future bugs.
In at least one case, the default mutable argument
configis actually modified later on by the function.See for example Python Mutable Defaults Are The Source of All Evil.