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Re: Parameters for Dummies [message #30972]

Sun, 02 June 2002 23:45

R.Bauer
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David Fanning wrote:
>
> Sean Raffuse (sean@me.wustl.edu) writes:
>
>> is there any time when I should really be using a positional parameter
>> instead of a keyword parameter? The more I do, the less I see why a
>> positional parameter would ever be better. Yet, I'm sure they're there for
>> a reason. Please enlighten me, oh most wise discussion group.
>
> Here is a loose rule of thumb: Positional parameters are
> for *required* parameters. Keyword parameters are for
> everything else.
>
> Cheers,
>
> David

I agree to this but sometimes I am angree about not chooosen
a keyword parameter.
This is when I like to use keyword inheritance by _extra and so on.

regards

Reimar

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