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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T06:16:37+00:00 2026-05-13T06:16:37+00:00

Suppose I have this function signature: def foo(a=True, b=True, c=True, d=True, e=True): I’ve decided

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Suppose I have this function signature:

def foo(a=True, b=True, c=True, d=True, e=True):

I’ve decided these would be concise ways to call this function, considering all passed parameters should be False:

foo(*5*[False])
foo(*[False]*5)

But something tells me that would be bad Python style. What do you think?

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    2026-05-13T06:16:37+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 6:16 am

    if it’s hard to read, it’s bad style.

    remember that code is read a lot more often than written.

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