[Python-Dev] Lukewarm about range literals
Ka-Ping Yee
ping@lfw.org
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:07:32 -0500 (CDT)
On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Greg Ewing wrote:
> Peter Schneider-Kamp <nowonder@nowonder.de>:
>
> > As far as I know adding a builtin indices() has been
> > rejected as an idea.
>
> But why? I know it's been suggested, but I don't remember seeing any
> convincing arguments against it. Or much discussion at all.
I submitted a patch to add indices() and irange() previously. See:
http://sourceforge.net/patch/?func=detailpatch&patch_id=101129&group_id=5470
Guido rejected it:
gvanrossum: 2000-Aug-17 12:16
I haven't seen the debate! But I'm asked to pronounce
anyway, and I just don't like this. Learn to write code
that doesn't need the list index!
tim_one: 2000-Aug-15 15:08
Assigned to Guido for Pronouncement. The debate's been
debated, close it out one way or the other.
ping: 2000-Aug-09 03:00
There ya go. I have followed the style of the builtin_range()
function, and docstrings are included.
-- ?!ng