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Added a BDFL justification to why there's no optional pad argument.

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Barry Warsaw 2000-07-31 16:52:52 +00:00
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@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ BDFL Pronouncements
argument sequences were not the same length. This is similar argument sequences were not the same length. This is similar
behavior to the map(None, ...) semantics except that the user behavior to the map(None, ...) semantics except that the user
would be able to specify pad object. This has been rejected by would be able to specify pad object. This has been rejected by
the BDFL in favor of always truncating to the shortest sequence. the BDFL in favor of always truncating to the shortest sequence,
because of the KISS principle. If there's a true need, it is
easier to add later. If it is not needed, it would still be
impossible to delete it in the future.
- Lazy evaluation. An earlier version of this PEP proposed that - Lazy evaluation. An earlier version of this PEP proposed that
zip() return a built-in object that performed lazy evaluation zip() return a built-in object that performed lazy evaluation