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[Python-Dev] Keyword arg dictionary without keyword arguments

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> Guido,
> 
> Does your query ("Do you really need the NULL?") mean that you don't
> care whether the argument is NULL or an empty dictionary?  I could
> change the code to do either for 2.1a2, if you have a preference.
> 
> Jeremy

Robust code IMO should treat NULL and {} the same.  But since
traditionally we passed NULL, it's better to pass NULL rather than {}.
I believe that's the status quo now, right?

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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