Paddy wrote: > Here is where I see the break in the 'flow': > >>>> 1+2+3 > 6 >>>> sum([1,2,3], 0) > 6 >>>> [1] + [2] +[3] > [1, 2, 3] >>>> sum([[1],[2],[3]], []) > [1, 2, 3] >>>> '1' + '2' + '3' > '123' >>>> sum(['1','2','3'], '') > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ? > TypeError: sum() can't sum strings [use ''.join(seq) instead]
do you often write programs that "sums" various kinds of data types, and for which performance issues are irrelevant? or are you just stuck in a "I have this idea" loop? </F> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
