[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Are you using the str.isspace() method? I don't use it, so if most
> people don't uses it, then it may be removed from Py 3.0.
>
> I usually need to know if a string contains some non-spaces (not space
> class chars). To do it I use something like:
>
> if aline.strip(): ...
>
> If you really need str.isspace() you may use (but so far I have never
> had to do this):
>
> if txt and not txt.strip(): ...
>
> Bye,
> bearophile
A quick check of code in my homedir showed that I've used it about 60
times (that's just in my own code, not work related code.)
In favor of removing it:
* TOOWTDI
In favor of keeping it:
* isspace() returns a Boolean, strip() returns a (newly-allocated)
string that's then just thrown away.
* it's more obvious, "is space?" is exactly what I'm thinking when I
reach for isspace(), it's never occurred to me to use strip() for this
task. Compare:
if offset >= len(line) or line[offset].isspace():
if offset >= len(line) or line[offset].strip():
* it's "symetrical" with the rest of the isfoo() string methods.
IMHO, it would be odd if it wasn't there.
My $0.02
Peace,
~Simon
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