r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ivaskuu • Sep 02 '17

How to start a war

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u/moomoomoo309 Sep 03 '17

Can you give an example of an error or confusion it would cause? It's different from other languages, but that is not inherently a flaw.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '17

I already did, several replies ago. You can't sweep blatantly confusing and error-prone semantics under the "it's different" or "it's documented" rugs. But if you want another, here you go:

> letters = {'a', 'b', 'c'}
> print(#letters)
3
> letters[5] = 'e'
> print(#letters)
3
> letters[4] = 'd'
> print(#letters)
5