"runes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [Andrew Dalke] >> I therefore disagree with the idea that simple >> string concatenation is always to be eschewed >> over string interpolation.
String cat (+) is fine for joining a few short strings. > Andrew, what you write makes sense. I've never really tested it, just > read it several places, fx here: > http://www.python.org/moin/PythonSpeed/PerformanceTips#stringcat This is about making long strings in situations where performance is an issue. Terry J. Reedy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list