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From: Cromwell Enage (sponage_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-12-14 09:21:50


--- David Abrahams wrote:
> Cromwell Enage writes:
> > David Abrahams wrote:
>
> >> However,
> >>
> >> (The one restriction is that you must put all
> your positional
> >> arguments before your named ones, so use this
> particular feature
> >> with care.)
> >>
> >> is false. It doesn't make much sense to do
> >> otherwise, but it will work.
> >
> > Okay. I'll just say, "Use this particular feature
> with care."
>
> I don't see why that would be any more dangerous
than using
> only positional arguments.

Hmmm. What should I tell the user about these
features? Should I present a small "Best Practices"
outline, or will a general "Pros & Cons" table work
better? Or is it best to say nothing in this case?

                              Cromwell D. Enage

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