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gh-91038: Change default argument value to False instead of 0 #31621

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@Rotzbua Rotzbua commented Feb 28, 2022

The argument is used as a switch and corresponds to a boolean logic. Therefore it is more intuitive to use the corresponding constant False as default value instead of the integer 0.

https://bugs.python.org/issue46882

The argument is used as a switch and corresponds to a boolean logic. Therefore it is more intuitive to use the corresponding constant `False` as default value instead of the integer `0`.
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I agree this is an improvement, but I think it deserves a NEWS entry. Could you add one?

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@arhadthedev arhadthedev changed the title bpo-46882: Change default argument value to False instead of 0 gh-91038: Change default argument value to False instead of 0 Feb 26, 2023
@arhadthedev arhadthedev added docs Documentation in the Doc dir stdlib Python modules in the Lib dir labels Feb 26, 2023
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@JelleZijlstra I have made the requested changes; please review again

@JelleZijlstra JelleZijlstra merged commit f3cb15c into python:main Feb 27, 2023
carljm added a commit to carljm/cpython that referenced this pull request Feb 28, 2023
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  pythongh-99108: Add missing md5/sha1 defines to Modules/Setup (python#102308)
  pythongh-100227: Move _str_replace_inf to PyInterpreterState (pythongh-102333)
  pythongh-100227: Move the dtoa State to PyInterpreterState (pythongh-102331)
  pythonGH-102305: Expand some macros in generated_cases.c.h (python#102309)
  Migrate to new PSF mailgun account (python#102284)
  pythongh-102192: Replace PyErr_Fetch/Restore etc by more efficient alternatives (in Python/) (python#102193)
  pythonGH-90744: Fix erroneous doc links in the sys module (python#101319)
  pythongh-87092: Make jump target label equal to the offset of the target in the instructions sequence (python#102093)
  pythongh-101101: Unstable C API tier (PEP 689) (pythonGH-101102)
  IDLE: Simplify DynOptionsMenu __init__code (python#101371)
  pythongh-101561: Add typing.override decorator (python#101564)
  pythongh-101825: Clarify that as_integer_ratio() output is always normalized (python#101843)
  pythongh-101773: Optimize creation of Fractions in private methods (python#101780)
  pythongh-102251: Updates to test_imp Toward Fixing Some Refleaks (pythongh-102254)
  pythongh-102296 Document that inspect.Parameter kinds support ordering (pythonGH-102297)
  pythongh-102250: Fix double-decref in COMPARE_AND_BRANCH error case (pythonGH-102287)
  pythongh-101100: Fix sphinx warnings in `types` module (python#102274)
  pythongh-91038: Change default argument value to `False` instead of `0` (python#31621)
  pythongh-101765: unicodeobject: use Py_XDECREF correctly (python#102283)
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