In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Christoph Zwerschke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Aahz wrote: >> Christoph deleted his own attribution: >>> >>>For instance, I just wanted to use the index() method on a tuple which >>>does not work. ... >> >> Because Guido believes that tuples should be primarily used as >> lightweight replacements for C structs. Therefore they have minimal >> functionality. > >But the problem is that the tutorials and manuals give the impression >that the difference between lists and tuples is only mutablity versus >immutability. They don't talk about such considerations and honestly >speaking even now I know that it does seem more plausible for me.
Then feel free to submit patches for the docs. PS: If you want further responses from me, please follow standard Usenet quoting conventions (like those above). -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." --Red Adair -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
