The Mutable Default Argument In Python

Summary: Passing mutable objects as default arguments lead to unexpected outputs. This can be avoided using the None keyword and then assigning a value to the mutable object within the local scope of the function. To avoid such variance with closures in lambdas, bind the closure to a default argument.

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