invert or reverse a string... warning this is a rant

[James Stroud]

John Salerno wrote:
> rick wrote:
> 
>> Why can't Python have a reverse() function/method like Ruby?
> 
> 
> I'm not steeped enough in daily programming to argue that it isn't 
> necessary, but my question is why do you need to reverse strings?

It would provide symmetry for reversing any sequence (without requiring 
an iterator).

(1,2,3).reversed()

"123".reversed()

[1,2,3].reversed()



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James Stroud
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