Alan G Isaac wrote: > I expected this to be fixed in Python 3: > >>>> sum(['ab','cd'],'') > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> > TypeError: sum() can't sum strings [use ''.join(seq) instead] > > Of course it is not a good way to join strings, > but it should work, should it not? Naturally, > >>>> '' + 'ab' + 'cd' > 'abcd' > > Why doesn't duck typing apply to `sum`?
Our beloved language for "consenting adults" has its kindergarten moments... Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
