On 2006-11-11, Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:16:32 -0600, Michael Hobbs wrote: > >> Yeah, okay, I didn't read through the details of the PEP. I picked a bad >> example to illustrate a point that is still true. The FAQ also tries to >> argue that it's a Good Thing that join() is a string method, not a list >> method. It also tries to argue that there's a good reason that lists are >> different than tuples. I don't think it would surprising that many >> Python developers don't really buy those arguments either. > > Well, as far as I'm concerned, you've just blown your credibility > completely out the water now. > > Yes, I'm aware that there are many Python programmers who don't get join() > or lists/tuples, but I'm constantly surprised by that fact. At the risk of > starting another argument, to my mind that's like discovering that there > are professional butchers who don't think that using a sharp knife is a > good idea.
Well I would think that if you would find out that many professional butchers would think so, you might consider the idea has some merrit. -- Antoon Pardon -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
