I've been programming python for on and off 12 years, and full time for the past...

dagw on Feb 20, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Python's Mutable Default Problem

I've been programming python for on and off 12 years, and full time for the past 3, and this is the first time I've seen anyone recommending that idiom. So on the whole the python community does not think it's a good idea.