Args: Amazing or Approaching?
From default args, to **kwargs, and everything in-between, Python's comprehensive argument system lends itself to some of the most effective code, through encouraging readability, reuse, and easy refactoring.
But is that really true? Why, and why not? What could we learn from other languages? And what else could lie in their future?
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I want a ticket!In this session, we'll give a rundown of Python's comprehensive function argument system and how its features allow for safety, conciseness, and expressiveness (whether you're calling or writing functions).
We'll then give examples for where that system lacks, where it could bite you, and give suggestions for what more could be done on Python code to fix those limitations.
Evan is a serial international speaker and engineering productivity advocate who values frictionless simplicity, taming tech debt, thinking in systems, and tightening feedback loops – all to improve the developer experience and achieve nohumanerrors.com
When he's not working on his next talk or project idea, you may catch him as the Assistant Director for PyCon Australia, tumbling down slopes with a snowboard, chasing frisbees, or defending subway cookies.