Hi All-- Andreas Beyer wrote: > > I loved to use > >>> string.join(list_of_str, sep) > instead of > >>> sep.join(list_of_str) > > I think the former is much more telling what is happening than the > latter. However, I will get used to it. >
I disagree, but maybe you could think of it as a mutant list comprehension?-) > But what about this: > >>> upper_list = map(string.upper, list_of_str) > > What am I supposed to do instead? > >>> >>> u ['a', 'b', 'c'] >>> [i.upper() for i in u] ['A', 'B', 'C'] >>> Works pretty well for me. Better'n map() any day. > I am sure there has been lots of discussion on whether or not to remove > the string module. Maybe you can just direct me to the right place. > I think we both missed it. I been off the list for four years. They wouldn'ta listened to me anyhow. Metta, Ivan ---------------------------------------------- Ivan Van Laningham God N Locomotive Works http://www.andi-holmes.com/ http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/proceedings.html Army Signal Corps: Cu Chi, Class of '70 Author: Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
