[Python-Dev] partition() (was: Remove str.find in 3.0?)
Ron Adam
rrr at ronadam.com
Wed Aug 31 15:41:38 CEST 2005
Nick Coghlan wrote:
> Ron Adam wrote:
>
>>I don't feel there is a need to avoid numbers entirely. In this case I
>>think it's the better way to find the n'th seperator and since it's an
>>optional value I feel it doesn't add a lot of complication. Anyway...
>>It's just a suggestion.
>
>
> Avoid overengineering this without genuine use cases. Raymond's review of the
> standard library shows that the basic version of str.partition provides
> definite readability benefits and also makes it easier to write correct code -
> enhancements can wait until we have some real experience with how people use
> the method.
>
> Cheers,
> Nick.
The use cases for nth items 1 and -1 are the same ones for partition()
and rpartition. It's only values greater or less than those that need
use cases. (I'll try to find some.)
True, a directional index enhancement could be added later, but not
considering it now and then adding it later would mean rpartition()
would become redundant and/or an argument against doing it later.
As it's been stated fairly often, it's hard to remove something once
it's put in. So it's prudent to consider a few alternative forms and
rule them out, rather than try to change things later.
Cheers,
Ron
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