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\$\begingroup\$ A small caution: if a list that is passed in as an optional argument is modified in the function (like with pop or l[0] =1), that list will be changed in the outer scope too. \$\endgroup\$

xnor
– xnor

2014-08-22 00:14:52 +00:00
Commented Aug 22, 2014 at 0:14
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\$\begingroup\$ Also, this is only needed if the function body contains nested block statements; otherwise, you can just put everything on one line to avoid indentation. \$\endgroup\$

DLosc
– DLosc

2014-09-26 01:55:21 +00:00
Commented Sep 26, 2014 at 1:55

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