[Python-Dev] list splicing

Mon Sep 19 07:38:28 CEST 2005

"Fredrik Lundh" <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote:
>> Karl Chen wrote:
>> > Hi, has anybody considered adding something like this:
> > a = [1, 2]
> > [ 'x', *a, 'y']
> >
> > as syntactic sugar for
> > a = [1, 2]
> > [ 'x' ] + a + [ 'y' ].
> >
> > Notes:
> > - This is a common operation
>> is it?

Not in the code that I read/use. While "not all 3 line functions should
be a builtin", "not all <5 character typing savings should be made
syntax".
 - Josiah