let's look at this:
$ python3.4
Python 3.4.0 (default, Apr 11 2014, 13:05:11)
[GCC 4.8.2] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> line1 = '"String1" | bla'
>>> parts1 = line1.split(" | ")
>>> parts1
['"String1"', 'bla']
>>> tokens1 = eval(parts1[0])
>>> tokens1
'String1'
>>> tokens1[0]
'S'
and now this
>>> line2 = '"String1","String2" | bla'
>>> parts2 = line2.split(" | ")
>>> tokens2 = eval(parts2[0])
>>> tokens2
('String1', 'String2')
>>> tokens2[0]
'String1'
>>> type(tokens1)
<class 'str'>
>>> type(tokens2)
<class 'tuple'>
>>>
the question is: at which point did the language designers decide to betray the
"path of least surprise" principle and create a 'discontinuity' in the language?
Open to the idea that I am getting something fundamentally wrong. I'm new to
Python...
Thanks
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