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Swapped arguments
…find which parameter got which value, fix it with keyword arguments, then make calls that can't be swapped.
Results for “function arguments”
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Extra log fields
Extend format_log() from "Log formatter function" with **fields, so any extra keyword arguments are added to the line as key=value pairs, then pass whole dicts of fields into it with ** at the call.
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Any number of values
…pass from the database, sometimes just two numbers. A function that wants a list makes every one of those calls a little clumsier than it needs to be. Write an average that takes the values as they…
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Sensible defaults
…where waiting is worse than failing. Give the uplink function sensible defaults, then add an option without touching any of its callers. Defaults Give retries a default of 3 and timeout a default of…
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Confirm by name
Make abort(reason, *, confirm) refuse to run unless confirm=True is passed by name: a bare * makes confirm keyword-only and required, then an is True check refuses values that are merely truthy, such…