PEP 618
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PEP 618 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduced the `strict` parameter to the built-in `zip` function, enabling stricter handling of iterables with mismatched lengths.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PEP 618 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEP 618 Context triple: [Python 3.10, implementsPEP, PEP 618]
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A.
PEP 612
PEP 612 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduces support for parameter specification variables to improve typing of higher-order functions and decorators in Python’s type system.
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B.
PEP 613
PEP 613 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduces the `TypeAlias` annotation to clearly declare and distinguish type aliases in Python’s type hinting system.
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C.
PEP 614
PEP 614 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that relaxes the grammar restrictions on decorator syntax, allowing more flexible and expressive decorator expressions in Python.
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D.
PEP 622
PEP 622 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduced the design for structural pattern matching syntax later adopted in Python 3.10.
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E.
PEP 695
PEP 695 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduces a new, more concise syntax for type parameter declarations to improve the language’s support for generics and static typing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEP 618 Target entity description: PEP 618 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduced the `strict` parameter to the built-in `zip` function, enabling stricter handling of iterables with mismatched lengths.
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A.
PEP 612
PEP 612 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduces support for parameter specification variables to improve typing of higher-order functions and decorators in Python’s type system.
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B.
PEP 613
PEP 613 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduces the `TypeAlias` annotation to clearly declare and distinguish type aliases in Python’s type hinting system.
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C.
PEP 614
PEP 614 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that relaxes the grammar restrictions on decorator syntax, allowing more flexible and expressive decorator expressions in Python.
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D.
PEP 622
PEP 622 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduced the design for structural pattern matching syntax later adopted in Python 3.10.
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E.
PEP 695
PEP 695 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduces a new, more concise syntax for type parameter declarations to improve the language’s support for generics and static typing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Python Enhancement Proposal ⓘ |
| addsKeywordArgumentTo | zip(strict=...) ⓘ |
| affectsVersion | Python 3.10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | Python developers ⓘ |
| backwardsCompatibility | non-strict zip calls behave as before ⓘ |
| category | Core Python NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| changesRuntimeBehaviorOf | zip when strict=True ⓘ |
| createdFor | CPython NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defaultValueOf | strict=False ⓘ |
| definesAPI | zip(iter1, iter2, *iterables, strict=False) ⓘ |
| definesBehavior |
error on mismatched iterable lengths when strict=True
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length-checking for zip iterables ⓘ |
| designDecision | raise error instead of silent truncation in strict mode ⓘ |
| documentationLocation | Python PEPs website NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensures | all iterables have the same length when strict=True ⓘ |
| errorType | ValueError on length mismatch in strict mode ⓘ |
| governs | behavior of built-in zip in strict mode ⓘ |
| hasKeyword |
iterables
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length checking ⓘ strict ⓘ zip ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 618 ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Add Optional Length-Checking To zip ⓘ |
| impact | safer iteration over multiple sequences ⓘ |
| introducesParameter | strict ⓘ |
| isAccepted | True ⓘ |
| isPartOf | PEP index NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| modifiesFunction | zip ⓘ |
| motivation |
detect bugs caused by silently truncated zip results
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provide optional strict length checking for zip ⓘ |
| proposesChangeTo | Python language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rationale |
default zip behavior remains unchanged
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strict mode is opt-in via keyword argument ⓘ |
| repository | https://peps.python.org/pep-0618/ ⓘ |
| scope | built-in functions ⓘ |
| status | Final ⓘ |
| targetImplementation | CPython interpreter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | Standards Track ⓘ |
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Subject: PEP 618 Description of subject: PEP 618 is a Python Enhancement Proposal that introduced the `strict` parameter to the built-in `zip` function, enabling stricter handling of iterables with mismatched lengths.
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