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Function Parameter Default Expression Executed Only Once
Is it true that the function parameter default expression is only executed once in Python?
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Yes, the function parameter default expression is only executed once in Python
when the "def" statement is interpreted.
For example, in the following Python code, when the "def profile()" statement is interpreted, the default value for "age" parameter will be set to 18+3 once and stay with that value:
>>> legalAge = 18 >>> def profile(name,age=legalAge+3): ... print("Name: "+name) ... print("Age: "+str(age)) ... >>> profile("Joe") Name: Joe Age: 21 >>> legalAge = 20 >>> profile("Jay") Name: Jay Age: 21
In the following example, the default expression assigned a new "list" object to parameter "x" once. When the function is called multiple times, the same "list" object is referenced again and again.
>>> def growingList(x=[1]): ... x.append(x[len(x)-1]*2) ... return x ... >>> growingList() [1, 2] >>> growingList() [1, 2, 4] >>> growingList() [1, 2, 4, 8] >>> growingList() [1, 2, 4, 8, 16] >>> growingList() [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32] >>> growingList() [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64]
⇒ Variable Scope in Function Definition Statements
⇐ '*...' and '**...' Wildcard Parameters in Function Definitions
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