Why Your Python Functions Are Secretly Changing Data You Never Passed to Them
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Why Your Python Functions Are Secretly Changing Data You Never Passed to Them
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Python's mutable default bug silently grows your lists across calls. Learn why it happens, how to fix it, and when it's actually intentional.
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You defined a function with a list as a default argument. Now, it's accumulating data across calls you never connected.