Paul Rubin wrote: > I've always found the string-building idiom > > temp_list = [] > for x in various_pieces_of_output(): > v = go_figure_out_some_string() > temp_list.append(v) > final_string = ''.join(temp_list) > > completely repulsive. As an alternative I suggest > > temp_buf = StringIO() > for x in various_pieces_of_output(): > v = go_figure_out_some_string() > temp_buf += v > final_string = temp_buf.getvalue() > > here, "temp_buf += v" is supposed to be the same as "temp_buf.write(v)". > So the suggestion is to add a __iadd__ method to StringIO and cStringIO. > > Any thoughts?
Why? StringIO/cStringIO have file-like interfaces, not sequences. -- Erik Max Francis && [EMAIL PROTECTED] && http://www.alcyone.com/max/ San Jose, CA, USA && 37 20 N 121 53 W && AIM erikmaxfrancis The opinion of the strongest is always the best. -- Jean de la Fontaine -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
