On Fri, 1 Jun 2018 15:57:58 +0100, Paul Moore <p.f.mo...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 1 June 2018 at 15:36, Dan Strohl via Python-list ><python-list@python.org> wrote: >> So... how does one go about suggesting changes to the built in types? [snip] > > Why does this need to be a string method? Why can't it be a standalone > function?
Yes, please, let's content ourselves with a standalone function. Adding features to a language imposes costs in several ways, including hindering newcomers and making code version-dependent. To full-time Python developers, these costs appear small, because they are amortized over a lot of Python activity; but they are encumbrances to the spread and casual use of the language. It seems as if the destiny of every language is to be adorned by its enthusiasts with so many arcane and specialized optimizations -- every one an obvious improvement -- that the world's interest drifts to something newer and cleaner. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
