[Python-Dev] partition() (was: Remove str.find in 3.0?)
Greg Ewing
greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz
Wed Aug 31 03:43:59 CEST 2005
Nick Coghlan wrote:
> Another option would be simply "str.part()" and "str.rpart()". Then you could
> think of it as an abbreviation of either 'partition' or 'parts' depending on
> your inclination.
Or simply as the verb 'part', which also makes sense!
Also it's short and snappy, whereas 'partition' seems
rather too long-winded for such a useful little function.
--
Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept, +--------------------------------------+
University of Canterbury, | A citizen of NewZealandCorp, a |
Christchurch, New Zealand | wholly-owned subsidiary of USA Inc. |
greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz +--------------------------------------+
More information about the Python-Dev
mailing list