Neil Cerutti wrote: > On 2007-09-10, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I have a quibble not with the functionality of the boolean check, >>> but with its expressiveness. if y[0] == "" expresses more, i.e., >>> that I expect y[0] to contain a Python byte string. >> I have a quibble with a test that will raise an exception when >> the anticipated condition is true. Your test is patently >> absurd, as you would have discovered had you bothered to try >> it: > > "if y[0] == "" expresses more, i.e., that I expect y[0] to > contain a Python byte string." > That isn't unreasonable immediately after
y = "...".split(...) though, is it? I was talking tosh above. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://del.icio.us/steve.holden --------------- Asciimercial ------------------ Get on the web: Blog, lens and tag the Internet Many services currently offer free registration ----------- Thank You for Reading ------------- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
