[Python-Dev] Idea - place to put string functions and consts

2002年3月18日 10:27:54 -0500

>>>>> "GvR" == Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> writes:

 GvR> I still like
 GvR> ",".join(["spam", "eggs"])
 GvR> much better.
Me took, especially when it's spelled
 COMMA = ','
 ...
 COMMA.join(['spam', 'eggs'])
I use that a lot. The neat thing is that you don't actually have to
do anything to get both. This ought to put the join-as-builtin
argument to bed, right? ;)
 GvR> But str.letters and so on have my blessing.
Me too! Very elegant approach to reducing the last few
"import string" still necessary.
-Barry